HCM City theatres reach out to younger audiences

Local art units and stage performers must be more creative with their products and consider creating new stage performances at school theatres to reach younger audiences, experts have said.

Over 2,800 public administrative procedures go online

More than 2,800 administrative procedures have been available on the National Public Service Portal which was launched in December 2019.

6th grader's website and its unexpected success

A free website with a homework search engine was launched in 2013 by a boy in the 6th grade.

Vietnam highlights attainments in children, PWDs’ rights promotion

UNHRC convened the second week of its 46th regular session on March 1-5, with debates on promoting civil and political rights along with economic, cultural, and social rights, including the rights of the child and of persons with disabilities (PWDs).

13th PCC’s second plenum considers candidates for leading positions

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong told 13th Party Central Committee’s second plenum that the Politburo will seek the committee’s decision on candidates for the posts of President, PM and NA Chairperson at this plenum.

Private firms need more institutional support

Private enterprises do not need money but institutional support to enjoy a stable and safe business environment, bringing them equality and respect.

Late musician-author Son’s art appears on YouTube

Songs and music pieces by late musician and author Bac Son, one of the region’s leading artists in music, theatre and movies in the 1980s and 90s, can be seen on a YouTube channel.

Trees thousands of years old – treasures beyond price

No measure of money can be exchanged for the mark of time. These trees, with a lifetime of over 1,000 years, are associated with national culture and history.

Award-winning female lecturer devotes whole life to science

Associate Professor Truong Thanh Huong, senior lecturer at the Hanoi Medical University and expert at the Vietnam National Heart Institute under Bach Mai Hospital, has been given Vietnam’s 2020 Kovalevskaya Award 

Health Ministry will do its utmost to ensure safety during COVID-19 vaccinations: Minister

The Ministry of Health will mobilise all resources to carry out COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure absolute safety for people, Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has said.

COVID-19 vaccinations begin in three localities

Vietnam began COVID-19 vaccinations in Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Duong from Monday morning, using AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccination on March 8

Are Vietnam’s e-commerce platforms inferior to foreign competitors?

Some reports show that Shopee has left its rivals far behind, and that Tiki is competing equally with Lazada, while Sendo is in the fourth position.

Online music contest for rappers launched

Professional and underground rappers are encouraged to take part in an online contest which is called Bắt Beat Hay-Bắn Rap Đỉnh (Creating Beat-Shooting Rap), which has been launched in HCM City. 

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Small investors oppose expanding trading lot

13th Party Central Committee convenes second plenum

The second plenary conference of the 13th-tenure Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on March 8.

Ministry of Transport warns about localities’ airport boom

The development of the airport network depends on socio-economic conditions, not just on localities’ proposals.

Rap song from doctors, nurses with messages on COVID-19

A rap song titled “COVID slayers”, composed and performed by the medical staff of Ho Chi Minh City’s Hospital of Dermatology, is taking the internet by storm.

Vietnam strictly controls vehicle emissions to improve air quality

The Ministry of Transport has implemented a series of measures to control the emission of pollutants from motor vehicles, Head of the ministry’s Department of Environment, Tran Anh Duong, has said.

Vietnam’s economy breaks into moderately free category for first time

Vietnam’s economic freedom score is now 61.7, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2021 Index of Economic Freedom.

Monkeys attack passersby in Quang Tri

Three white-nape langurs, weighing 4-10kg have attacked people in residential areas in Huong Lap commune, Huong Hoa district, in the central province of Quang Tri since June last year.

Farmers in Hai Duong turn to e-commerce sites to sell produce

No longer having to discard vegetables, many farmers in Hai Duong province, Vietnam’s Covid-19 hotspot, can now sell their farm produce on e-commerce platforms.

Vietnamese director becomes judge at Pune International Film Festival

Vietnamese film director Luong Dinh Dung has been named among the list of judges for the 19th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), according to the event’s official website.

Hanoi stops social distancing requirement on public transport from March 8

From March 8, Hanoi will remove social distancing on means of public transport.