Hanoi streets splashed with color in celebration of CPV's 95th anniversary
The streets of Hanoi are aglow with color as the city celebrates the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2025).
22:43, 2025/02/12
Hanoi boosts digital transformation in cadastral administration
To streamline residence management and reduce land paperwork, Hanoi is speeding up the digitization of land use rights and assets and cleaning up the city's land data.
13:53, 2025/02/10
Deepseek in Vietnam: Quiet beginnings for new and potential AI player
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.
21:16, 2025/02/06
Reviving To Lich River: Replenishing water from Red River and West lakes
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.
11:06, 2014/02/13
Horses are cultural icons in Hue culture
This is the first day of the Year of the Horse and certainly, horses are on people`s minds
10:26, 2014/02/13
Poverty reduction policies prove effective
Poverty reduction efforts during the 2005-2012 period produced positive outcomes across Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
16:40, 2014/02/12
Public administration reform index announced
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the 2012 results of the public administration reform index (PAR INDEX 2012), on which Danang ranked first with 87.14% while Hanoi received 82.79%.
14:32, 2014/02/11
Unique, special gifts on Valentine’s Day
The gift market is heating up as Valentine’s Day draws near. Shops are marketing innovative products for those in love.
09:24, 2014/02/11
Government plans to slash 100,000 jobs
The Government has announced an ambitious plan to slash 100,000 jobs over the next six years until 2020, in an effort to make State organisations more cost-effective.
16:19, 2014/02/10
“Environmental hero” devoted to both science and charity
Professor Vu Quy, who has been named among 35 Heroes of the Environment by Time Magazine, has donated tens of billions of VND from his awards to charity.
13:58, 2014/02/07
Vietnam is at high risk of bird flu viruses
Unfavorable weather conditions and a high demand for poultry products during spring festivals are putting Vietnam at high risk of bird flu viruses, warns the animal health department.
10:11, 2014/02/06
Vietnam report highlights human rights achievements
Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report in the second cycle was reviewed at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) on February 5 in Geneva, Switzerland.
14:14, 2014/02/04
Insurance proved itself a potential industry in Viet Nam
Insurance is an important sector to any country and it has proved itself a potential industry in Viet Nam in the time to come.
11:07, 2014/02/04
Social welfare policies in spotlight
A series of social welfare policies were issued in 2013 covering the most vulnerable groups of people amid the hard economic time.
09:54, 2014/01/27
Vietnam achieved tremendous results in socio-economic development
Vietnam has achieved tremendous results in poverty reduction, socio-economic development and has come a long way in conquering new challenges in its status as a middle-income nation.
13:22, 2014/01/24
WB strengthen Vietnam’s social assistance system
The World Bank (WB) on has approved US$60 million in credit to help strengthen Vietnam’s social assistance system via management and service innovations nationwide.
15:51, 2014/01/23
“No plastic bag littering on Kitchen God Day” campaign
Over 100 volunteers have come to several bridges and river banks in Hanoi to prevent people from throwing plastic bags into river while releasing carp on the day of the Kitchen Gods.
15:18, 2014/01/23
Search for treasure continues despite environmental harm
Authorities in central Binh Thuan Province recently decided to allow a search for buried treasure to continue to despite concerns about its impact on the environment.
08:52, 2014/01/23
Votive paper market heating up, purchasing power low
Although the votive paper market for the traditional Kitchen Gods Festival has been bustling for the past few days, the purchasing power remains low.
13:50, 2014/01/22
Vietnam's unemployment rate is among the lowest
Vietnam has been cited as one of the top countries with the lowest unemployment rates in the world, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
10:04, 2014/01/22
Vietnam to address sanitation service shortcomings
A World Bank report released on January 21 argues Vietnam will need to address sanitation service shortcomings in order to sustain economic growth, improve public health, and minimise adverse environmental impacts.
09:14, 2014/01/21
Vietnam to provide adequate drainage services in urban areas
Vietnam needs approximately US$8.3 billion to provide adequate drainage services for estimated 36 million people in urban areas by 2025, said Le Duy Hung, senior urban management expert.
15:26, 2014/01/20
450 students improve environmental protection
Seventy students from Vietnam recently joined 450 students from 13 Asian countries in Singapore for an exchange to improve environmental protection.
15:01, 2014/01/17
Shaped trees sell big in run up to Tet
Zodiac animal-shaped trees, especially the horse, for 2014, have been selling very well in the markets despite expensive prices.