HCM City to complete major transport projects at gateways by 2025

HCM City plans to complete a number of major transport projects by 2025 that are expected to reduce traffic congestion at city gateways and improve connections to neighbouring provinces.

Vietnam expected to lose nearly 14 million international arrivals

The nation is forecast to lose from 13.5 to 14 million tourists this year compared with 2019, though the Government has resumed some international flights to help sustain economic activities.

US manufacturing chains choose Vietnam, billions of dollars coming

Among the countries running a race to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), Vietnam is a destination with promised great potential.

Dong Ngu village keeps water puppetry alive

Dong Ngu village in Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province, continues to draw crowds to its water puppet shows.

13 provincial Party secretaries and chairmen join the central Government in 2020

So far this year, many provincial leaders have become cabinet members.

HBSO to stage concert of Liszt and Dvorak

The HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform a concert of music by Liszt and Dvorak on Saturday, October 3 in the Saigon Opera House.

Noi Bai Airport busy as domestic travel resumed

Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi has become busy again following the rising number of flights being resumed after the second wave of Covid-19 was brought under control.

Life in the forest of a Saigon’s young couple

At 6:30 in the morning, after having breakfast, An went to the kitchen to make coffee. Thuan came back from the garden, and the couple sipped a cup of coffee together in theỉ log house, overlooking the garden full of flowers.

Google Doodle marks Vietnam’s Cai Luong folk opera

Google Doodle today, September 28, honoured cai luong, a style of modern South Vietnamese folk opera, on the occasion of Vietnam Stage Day.

HCM City’s downtown district encourages green living by exchanging necessities for waste

People living in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 exchanged plastic bottles, paper and other solid waste for rice, cooking oil, salt, and potted plants during the last two weeks.

Experts warn of possibility of another COVID-19 wave this winter

Leading Vietnamese health experts have not ruled out the possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 virus could recur in the winter months due to favourable weather conditions allowing for a resurgence of the virus.

 

Precious photos of Vietnam preserved in Russia

The documentary centre of the Russian News Agency TASS has a huge collection of photos taken over the course of a century, including those showing the country’s relations with other countries. 

FTSE Russell keeps Vietnam at secondary emerging market level

Vietnam remains a secondary emerging market following the latest market re-classification by the British analytics and data solution provider FTSE Russell.

Japan to open consulate general in Da Nang

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to open four new diplomatic representative offices abroad in the fiscal year 2021, including a consulate general in Vietnam’s Da Nang, according to the daily newspaper Yomiuri.

10th Mekong-RoK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held online

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kang Kyung Wha co-chaired the 10th Mekong-RoK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on September 28.

PM holds dialogue with central, Central Highlands farmers

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 28 held a dialogue with more than 300 farmers in the central and Central Highlands regions in Dak Lak province’s Buon Ma Thuot city.

Vietnamese students to compete at Microsoft Office World Champs

Three Vietnamese students are to represent the country at the final round of the Microsoft Office World Championship (MOSWC), an event which is scheduled to take place in 2021 in the United States.

Exhibition opens at Craig Thomas Gallery depicting loneliness, isolation

Painter Tuyen Nguyen on September 25 opened a solo exhibition portraying loneliness, especially during this period of social distancing, at the Craig Thomas Gallery in District 1, HCMC.

The perils of refashioning a musical icon

Ha Le was already known in Vietnam’s underground music scene as a leading rapper, dancer, and choreographer. 

‘Forest of documents’ drives businesses into a corner

Overlapping laws and contradictory regulations are causing problems for many businesses and individuals.

A popular version of the Delta’s rice vermicelli soup

Rice vermicelli noodle soup, or bun nuoc leo in Vietnamese, is well known throughout the Mekong Delta’s provinces.

Ministry calls for public to make world cleaner

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan talks about this year’s campaign to make the world cleaner.

Project to recover historic To Lich River

A company has proposed building a history and culture complex near part of the To Lich River by 2026.

Wedding rituals of the Bo Y

After spring dating, when cold wind begins to blow, young ethnic boys and girls in the northwest mountain region decide to get married.