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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.
19:03, 2019/08/27
Five more MobiFone execs. in hot water for role in corruption case
MobiFone now has only one deputy general director in charge of running the corporation.
12:16, 2019/08/27
Labor ministry proposes two options for next Tet break
After considering the two options, both of which are poised to last seven days, the ministry considered the former is more suitable.
11:35, 2019/08/27
Hanoi offers free bus rides to vulnerable people from September
The benefit is expected to even cover those needy people having no papers proving they are Hanoi’s residents and children under six year old.
10:59, 2019/08/26
Foreign workers in Vietnam: more experts, fewer engineers
Demand for experts is rising among multinational firms working in Vietnam following the escalating US-Sino trade tensions.
22:11, 2019/08/22
Tropical storm Bailu to unleash strong winds, flooding downpours in northern Vietnam
In the next 72 to 96 hours, the storm will go deep inland and weaken rapidly into a tropical depression, then a low pressure area.
16:32, 2019/08/21
Hanoi strengthens foreign worker management
Currently, about 80,000 foreign laborers are working in Vietnam according to statistics by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
22:56, 2019/08/20
Hanoi strives to eradicate poverty by end-2019
In the period of 2016-2018, the rate of poor households in Hanoi city fell to 1.16%, with 52,000 poor households having escaped poverty.
19:07, 2019/08/16
2019 National Children Forum kicks off in Hanoi
At this year’s forum, participating children will discuss and deliver recommendations on child abuse prevention, accidents and injuries, safety in cyberspace, and other issues.
22:05, 2019/08/14
Some 5.6% of Vietnamese children face risk of trafficking: Survey
The research team conducted surveys on 3,885 Vietnamese children and young people aged 12-24 in 36 communes nationwide.
06:10, 2019/08/13
What you need to know about the 7th full-moon day of the year in Vietnam
Buddhist followers and Vietnamese families often offer vegetarian meal including congee or porridge, salt, rice, among others and burn votive personal belongings and money to feed the destitute spirits or to help wandering souls find their way back home.
11:22, 2019/08/11
Over 6.7 million people in Hanoi covered with health insurance
The number of people participating in unemployment insurance was 1.5 million people, reaching 93.7% of the target.
17:25, 2019/08/08
Over 82% of strikes in Vietnam occur at FDI enterprises
The causes of the strikes are mainly interest disputes (accounting for 55.22%) and rights disputes (11.94%).
14:33, 2019/08/08
Police open criminal probe into Hanoi pupil’s death on school bus
Police said the boy was found by the school staff, unconscious in the school bus around 4:20 pm. He was taken to the hospital, with no pulse and blood pressure.
17:27, 2019/08/07
JICA and WB jointly support Vietnam to meet needs of aging population
Based on current demographic trends, Vietnam’s elderly population will double from 7% to 14% of the total population – the threshold for a country’s population to be considered aged – in about 17 years.
06:27, 2019/08/05
Vietnam’s government agencies take action to combat plastic waste
The health sector of Vietnam is about to completely stop using disposable plastic materials and hard-to-decompose plastic products.
01:55, 2019/08/04
Zalo must comply with Vietnam’s law: official
Vietnamese media questioned the Ministry of Public Security at the government’s regular meeting on August 1 about the violations of Zalo.
14:10, 2019/08/02
Tropical storm Wipha to unload torrential rains on Hanoi this weekend
Heavy rainfall will be the gravest concern with Wipha as downpours can lead to flash flooding and mudslides in the capital of Vietnam.
19:22, 2019/07/30
Tropical depression forecast to intensify into storm and hit North Vietnam
The possible storm will be the third to hit Vietnam this year, after Mun storm rolled up the country in early July.
17:14, 2019/07/27
S. Korea, Vietnam hold consular talks to prevent violence against Vietnamese wives
The measures become more necessary as the number of Vietnamese women is largest in transnational marriages in South Korea.
19:32, 2019/07/24
Over 200 foreign exhibitors join Vietwater 2019 in Hanoi
In an area of 3,500 square meters of exhibition, the participants display the most up-to-date products, technologies and management solutions in the water industry.
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