Acting President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân hosted receptions in Hà Nội on Wednesday for ambassadors of Armenia, New Zealand, Türkiye and Peru who came to present their credentials.

Female Vietnamese athletes, including Chau Tuyet Van, Nguyen Thi Le Kim, and Lien Thi Tuyet Mai, won gold on May 15 in the women’s team poomsae (performance) event held at the Asian Taekwondo Championship in Da Nang.

A famtrip group consisting of over 39 travel firms in the Philippines scoped out a range of tourist attractions in the central localities of Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang from May 14 to May 15.

Sa Pa and Ha Long have both made the list of the five fastest growing tourist destinations in Asia, according to the world’s most popular travel guide Tripadvisor.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced a morning auction of 16,800 taels of its SJC gold bars in Hanoi on May 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 15 for Vice President of Huawei Asia Pacific Zhengjun Zhang.

The Government should increase the exploitation of hydropower in the context of increasing electricity demand as the potential of the resource remains large, experts said.

Vietnam’s scheme for borrowing and paying public debt has been outlined, with diverse sources of loans in the pipeline and public debt set to stay within the permissible limit.

Even more concerning, the Mekong Delta is at risk of gradually sinking due to the combined effects of land subsidence and rising sea levels.

Phieng Ban Valley boasts one of the largest areas dedicated to plum cultivation in the province of Dien Bien. With over 120 households, the majority of the village residents are involved in growing plum trees

Vietnam is one of the countries with the lowest ratio of nurses per thousand people, only equal to one eighth of developed countries, said Pham Duc Muc, chairman of the VN Nurses Association.

Vietnam expects more cooperation and financial support from the EU to adapt to climate change and promote environmental protection and restoration of land, forest, and marine ecosystems.

It was used for printing scriptures, writing texts, printing folk paintings, and, most notably, royal proclamations and decrees during the feudal dynasties in Vietnam.

The success of the film ‘Mai’ by Tran Thanh earlier this year was taken as a good omen for Vietnam’s film industry in 2024. However, contrary to predictions, people are not going to cinemas to watch Vietnamese films.

Eliminating trunk simcards is a major responsibility that telecom carriers must take in the fight against online phishing and protection of internet users.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has been unable to call for investment in the Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism (NVECT) in the last 10 years.

Imports of Chinese cars in Q1 soar

A Korean - Da Lat music festival 2024 and a trade promotion space will be held in the resort city of Da Lat, the Central Highland province of Lam Dong in November under a proposal just approved by the province's authorities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh handed over the Ta Quang Buu Awards 2024 to two scientists in recognition of their studies in physics and environment at a ceremony on May 15.

The first-ever provincial-level biodiversity museum was launched in the central province of Quang Nam on May 15, introducing more than 3,700 photos and 1,200 specimens of flora and fauna found in the locality.

Vietnam imported 43,805 cars worth US$929.4 million in the first quarter, down 19.4 percent in volume and 23.5 per cent in value year on year

Centre opened to serve environmental data integration, monitoring network operation

Among the 36 unfinished social housing projects, six are under construction, and the rest have their legal procedures finished.

Vietnam aims to have at least 10 businesspeople listed among the world’s dollar billionaires by 2030, and at least five among the most powerful in Asia to be recognized by international prestigious institutions.

The number of subscribers for 5G services will not surpass 4G until 2029, experts say. While developing 5G, network operators still have to make investments in 4G and improve service quality.