Welcome to this week's Words on the Street, where we explore the latest shifts shaping Vietnam's digital landscape, and look at Deepseek's quiet but intriguing entry into an AI market where ChatGPT reigns supreme.

Taking the water from the Red River and the West Lake to clean To Lich River is just one piece of the puzzle. Drastic actions are needed to keep the environment clean and green.

Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, one of Hanoi's most important cultural landmarks, attracts thousands of visitors each Tet.

Vietnam has always paid due attention to protecting the interests and welfare of its emigrants and has actively worked with other countries to safeguard the rights of its labourers.

All taxis will be required to install black boxes and printers connected to their meters to improve monitoring of the fares charged to passengers, according to a new regulation.

A child of the Vietnam-RoK multicultural family, Kwon Ji-yeon, is the youngest passenger saved from a ferry disaster off the Republic of Korea’s coast on April 16.

A conference was held in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province, on Aril 19 to review a ministerial-level programme on education management innovation in international integration.

The Ministry of Transport has announced it wants construction of a second terminal at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport put on the fast-track and completed by the end of the year.

The situation has returned to normal at Bac Phong Sinh border gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh following the April 18 shooting.

Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh and US Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy launched a thermal treatment system of a dioxin remediation project at Danang airport in central Vietnam on April 19.

​Vietnamese police officials on April 17 announced the prosecution of three individuals of a transnational drug smuggling ring, accused of trafficking 600 heroin cakes via air flights from Vietnam to Taiwan.

To date the master plan on hosting ASIAD 18 has not been approved by the Prime Minister. Whether or not hosting the event has provoked public arguments, regarding the purpose, significance and budgets for organising the games.

Vietnam is examining nationality registration procedures for overseas Vietnamese to ensure their legitimate rights and interests, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh.

Japan plans to create favourable conditions for VIetnamese, Indonesian, Philipino tourists those enjoy Cherry Blossom festival or discover Manga art.

More than VN46 billion (US$2.1million) will be spent this year to plant one million new trees in HCM City to increase green cover and beautify city streets.

​On the morning of April 15, Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong awarded Vietnam`s Friendship Order to Samuel Christopher Russell, country director of the Vietnam Children’s Fund (VCF) at a ceremony in Hanoi.

A traditional ceremony commemorating sailors of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla, was held at An Vinh communal temple, Ly Son island district, central Quang Ngai province on April 15.

Vietnam currently boasts 72,000 unemployed bachelor`s and master’s degree holders, which poses something of a paradox between the real market and university training demands.

After a long voyage, over 50 doctors along with The Hanoi chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) landed on Ly Son island, Quang Ngai province to implement the program titled “For island homeland”.

The Hanoi chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) on April 14 handed over to Ly Son island, central Quang Ngai province a solar power system to light up the flagpole on Ly Son’s highest mountain.

A Government inspection delegation led by General Inspector Huynh Phong Tranh began a working visit to relevant Russian agencies on April 14.

On April 14, Dr. Pham Vu Luan,Vietnam`s Minister of Education and Training and his Singaporean counterpart Heng Swee Keat discussed the operations of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) and bilateral cooperation in education between the two countries.

The municipal People`s Committee, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, is outlining a detailed plan of the project. A pilot route will be built with the funding expected to come from the build-operate-transfer investment.