Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Ngo Tien Dung on January 30 chaired the first regular meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Madrid (ACM) in 2019.

Russian experts have said 2018 was a fruitful year for the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia. 

Xoan-singing clubs in the ancestral land of Phu Tho have become busier welcoming both domestic and foreign tourists after the folk genre of music was added to the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in late 2017.

Traditional martial arts have been developing for centuries in Vietnam, with hundreds of styles nationwide, including Nam Hong Son, Tay Son Binh Dinh and Vovinam. 

More than 520,000 impoverished people across the nation have received rice aid ahead of Tet.

February will mark the 40th year since China invaded Vietnam killing thousands of Vietnamese civilians including women and children.

Have you ever tried ruou ? If cannot, you should get involved over Tet (Lunar New Year holidays).

In the Christmas and New Year sales season, Vietnamese customers have received many gifts from app-based service providers. Grab, Ahamove, Now and others have launched sale promotions to earn more market share. 

At present, Chem communal house still preserves many artifacts of high historical and artistic values.

Vietnam is expecting to implement its new strategy on attracting foreign direct investment in 2019, with a focus on high-quality investment. Raymond Mallon talked about the importance of this type of capital being introduced into the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Mat Communal House as Tet (the Lunar New Year) nears. Hundreds of people flock to the main yard to witness a solemn ceremony to erect the cay neu (a tall bamboo pole).

 Moc Chau district in Son La province attracts visitors by its natural landscape and the unique cultural practices of local ethnic minority groups such as brocade weaving.

 New generation FTAs such as the CPTPP, or the EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA) are expected to bring new opportunities for Vietnamese goods, including agricultural products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Hoi An has been ranked fifth among the top 10 family destinations by the international magazine Better Homes and Gardens.

 Visiting Thach Xa village, visitors seem to be back to childhood to feel peace and quietness through the dragonfly color.

 Vietnam was the 2nd biggest investor in Myanmar in the fiscal year 2012-2013. Since then investment from Vietnam has poured into many sectors in Myanmar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Agriculture Nguyen Xuan Cuong speaks to Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the Lunar New Year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Besides producing traditional products, trade villages have become appealing tourist spots, particularly for those fond of exploring the lives of local people.

 Japanese retailers AEON, Takashimaya, 7-Eleven, and FujiMart will create new consumer habits instead of buying and hunting for sales like Big C and Metro Cash & Carry did 10 years ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There’s a Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) atmosphere in the air in Hanoi at the moment with shops crowded with customers and loads of peach blossoms and kumquat trees on the streets.

Oxfam, an international organistion of non-governmental agencies and partners working to end poverty, predicts that Vietnam is at risk of not achieving certain guidelines set by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Kim Lien was an obstetrician at the Phu Quoc General Hospital before becoming chairwoman of the Khai Hoan Trading Joint Stock Company and the Phu Quoc Fish Sauce Association.

Species diversity in Vietnam has been declining rapidly because of illegal poaching and trafficking. In 1996, Vietnam had 25 species listed as endangered, but in 2014 the figure had risen to 48.

With increasingly high demand, experts some years ago predicted that the organic food market would see a boom, but farmers have been reluctant to shift from traditional to organic production. 

 Long jumper Bùi Thị Thu Thảo scored a double triumph at the Victory Cup gala for the best players and coaches of 2018 yesterday in Hà Nội, winning the awards for Female Athlete of the Year and Most Favourite Athlete of the Year.