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.
15:42, 2019/07/04
Garbage piling up on streets in Hanoi as locals blockade entrance to landfill
This is not the first time that local stop garbage trucks from entering the landfills, and Hanoi is once again plunged in a garbage crisis.
08:33, 2019/07/04
UNDP’s SDG Challenge helps empower persons with disabilities in Vietnam
SDG Challenge is expected to facilitate Vietnam`s 6.2 million persons with disabilities and those beyond the country.
20:28, 2019/07/03
Typhoon Mun to hit Vietnam on July 4
Currently, typhoon Mun is going faster (15 km/h) to the west-northwest.
15:01, 2019/07/03
Hanoi prevents offensive behaviors in public
In recent times, weird behaviors in public places have caused people’s indignation, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.
09:19, 2019/07/02
Japan grants numerous benefits to Vietnamese specific skilled workers
Specific skilled workers in Japan will enjoy benefits in line with the country’s immigration law, labor law and other related regulations.
12:59, 2019/06/30
Vietnam proposes initiative to deal with plastic waste at G20 Summit
The Vietnamese government’s leader proposed an initiative to set up a global network on sharing data on sea and oceans towards a global framework on preventing marine plastic waste.
17:59, 2019/06/29
Hanoi to launch sales promotion month in November to boost consumption
The one-month event aims to foster links among enterprises across all economic sectors, create value chains, and connect traditional trade and e-commerce ventures, towards meeting diverse consumer demands.
15:30, 2019/06/28
Hanoi undergoes extreme hot spell
The ultraviolet index in the city will remain at the dangerous levels of 11 and 12, posing a high risk of skin damage, including skin cancer, for people exposed under the sun for a long time.
15:16, 2019/06/28
Comic creation contest launched in Vietnam to help children understand climate change
The contest is an opportunity for Vietnamese children from 10 to 15 years old to express their imagination about the connection between natural disasters and climate change.
14:16, 2019/06/28
Hanoi’s water shortage will not last for more than one day
Hanoi has inaugurated four water supply and drainage projects in 2018, which help increase the city’s water supply capacity in 2019 by 390,000 m3 per day and night.
12:48, 2019/06/27
Drunk drivers in Vietnam may have license stripped forever
The measure aims to strictly implement the recent law on preventing harm of alcohol, and prevent drinking beverages before driving.
20:17, 2019/06/26
Hanoi’s gender imbalance still worrisome
Gender imbalance at birth will adversely affect population structure in the future, which leads to male surplus in society.
15:27, 2019/06/25
Vietnam supports women in developing green economy
In order to build a green economy, in the past years, the Vietnam Women`s Union has implemented many initiatives to support women in starting a business.
09:58, 2019/06/25
Vietnam tightens regulations on child adoption to prevent trafficking
According to the French Institute’s data, Vietnam is home to roughly 1.4 million children living in extremely poor conditions, including 176,000 orphans and abandoned.
14:49, 2019/06/24
Vietnamese talented pianist applies teaching method in US
Immersed in the American and European piano teaching traditions, the talented Vietnamese also conducted a thorough research on the Vietnamese piano teaching method.
12:05, 2019/06/24
AGA Support launches service to support Vietnamese living and working in Japan
The number of Vietnamese workers always makes up 50% in total foreign laborers in Japan, so proportionally, occupational accidents happened to around 1,500 Vietnamese expatriates.
16:27, 2019/06/23
Reducing plastic waste: people should change habits
Vietnamese consumers are not really interested in choosing safe plastic products, avoiding the risk of being contaminated with toxic substances.
12:19, 2019/06/23
Hanoi to build another six wholesale markets
Most of wholesale markets in Hanoi were built a long time ago, their structures are degraded and unable to meet fire protection requirements. In addition, the control of food safety and hygiene in these markets is inadequate.
09:44, 2019/06/23
Facebook, Youtube eat up ads revenues in Vietnam, leaving local digital press in trouble
Vietnam should follow the EU’s steps in applying law to better revenue sharing between social media platforms and all content creators including newspapers and magazines.
09:20, 2019/06/20
Temperature surges, coupled with dangerous ultraviolet in Hanoi
From June 21, the current heat wave scorches Hanoi since early morning, with the highest temperature hitting 35-38 degrees Celsius and even likely to surge to 40 degrees Celsius.