Promoting cultural identity in Europe: "Vietnamese Tet in me" contest
The competition is open to all expatriate Vietnamese and offers prizes totalling up to €12,000.
20:08, 2025/01/31
Thousands flock to Van Mieu for calligraphy tradition
Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, one of Hanoi's most important cultural landmarks, attracts thousands of visitors each Tet.
19:56, 2025/01/31
National Assembly promotes inclusive social assistance for all: UNFPA
Vietnam has made remarkable strides in developing a comprehensive, life-cycle, and gender-transformative social protection system.
18:38, 2025/01/30
Urenco strives for a cleaner environment in Hanoi
Innovation in garbage collection vehicles is an important step in ensuring environmental sanitation, contributing to building a civilized, clean and beautiful urban area in a sustainable direction.
08:56, 2019/12/17
China contributes greatly to Hanoi’s sports: Official
Hanoi athletes have been sent for training and competing in Guangdong, Wuhan and Shanghai in addition to Guangxi.
16:15, 2019/12/16
Court on MobiFone-AVG case opens, former ministers may face death sentences
Two ministers Nguyen Bac Son and Truong Minh Tuan are charged with "taking bribes" with a maximum penalty of death sentence.
08:29, 2019/12/12
Despite overall optimism, health remains top concern of Vietnamese consumers
It's understandable that Vietnamese are increasingly concerned about health issues as air and water pollution has become palpable in large cities.
11:23, 2019/12/11
Vietnamese flood streets to celebrate historic football victory
Most of the football fans wore shirts printed with the national red and yellow star flags, brewing horns and hitting drums to celebrate the vicotory of Vietnamese squad.
17:13, 2019/12/10
Vietnam: Ethnic minority children are disproportionately undernourished
The next phase of efforts on undernutrition should be more targeted, concentrating on the provinces with the highest burdens, to create a breakthrough.
15:30, 2019/12/10
Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts promote girls' education in Vietnam
The visitors joined the students in a life-skills training session where the girls practiced perseverance, critical thinking, negotiating, and leadership skills.
15:05, 2019/12/07
Truong Sa calendar app is available on App Store and Google Play
In addition to some basic functions including updating the date and events, the Truong Sa calendar app also features pictures of the sea, island and continental shelf of Vietnam.
14:40, 2019/12/06
Tourist sites in Vietnam will be plastic waste free
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a national action plan on ocean plastic waste management by 2030.
07:52, 2019/12/05
Discrimination towards persons with disabilities remains significant in Vietnam: UNDP
There remains unequal treatment towards persons with disabilities and more efforts are required to empower them at work and in the society.
14:38, 2019/12/04
Julia Roberts, Michelle Obama to visit Vietnam for girl empowerment
The Girls Opportunity Alliance with the support of many celebrities aims to empower girls around the world through education.
08:06, 2019/12/04
Denmark supports Vietnam to improve food safety
Food safety not only directly relates to one’s good health and happy living, but also affects prices of products in the market.
09:37, 2019/11/30
UN Int’l Day of Solidarity with Palestinians marked in Hanoi
The day was declared by the United Nations as an occasion to call for the attention of the international community on Palestine's problems.
12:20, 2019/11/27
Vietnam's population set to reach 104 million by 2030
Vietnam currently ranks the 15th most populous country in the world and the third most populous one in Southeast Asia.
09:29, 2019/11/22
Pope Francis prays for 39 Vietnamese lorry victims in UK
Pope Francis said human trafficking in its multiple forms, is a wound in the humanity of those who endure it and those who commit it.
18:04, 2019/11/20
Vietnam parliament okays to raise retirement age
The pension age in Vietnam will be raised from 60 for men and 55 for women at present to 62 (in 2028) and 60 (in 2035), respectively.
16:32, 2019/11/13
Vietnam to raise wage for civil servants by 7.3% in 2020
The base wage is the reference for calculating salaries of employees in the state-run sector by multiplying with their corresponding coefficient.
16:11, 2019/11/11
Nearly 90% of Hanoi population covered with health insurance
In the time ahead, Hanoi city will simultaneously implement solutions to have more compulsory participation in social insurance, unemployment insurance, and voluntary social insurance.
14:43, 2019/11/11
Vietnamese domestic air carriers cancel 49 flights due to storm
Representatives from the air carriers said that besides the aforementioned, the other domestic flights will also be affected due to the storm.
17:25, 2019/11/09
Vietnam announces list of 39 dead victims in Essex lorry case
The oldest victims were a 44-year-old man from Nghe An and a 41-year-old women from Hai Phong while the youngest ones were 15 and 17 years old.
17:11, 2019/11/08
Jackie Chan's Vietnam trip cancelled on protest wave
The cancellation of Jackie Chan's trip was due to strong protest from Vietnamese netizens.