The Dam boat racing festival which is held every five years has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.

 The heaven worship ritual of Dai Co Viet, the first centralised feudal state of Vietnam, was re-enacted at Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh province on April 25.

 Thua Thien-Hue Province’s Federation of Labor on April 24 organized a mass wedding for 12 worker couples in the province.

 Sharp reduction of oxygen is blamed for the death of over 20 tonnes of fish at Binh Ha 1 Dam’s reservoir in the southern province of Binh Phuoc’s Da Kia Commune since Monday.

 Thirteen localities have been marked as “good” in the ranking of agro-forestry-fishery product safety management in 2017 announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 The number of visitors to Nha Trang city has increased sharply for the upcoming Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day national holidays, leading to a rise in the price of hotel accommodation.

 Deep in the minds of Vietnamese people, the worship of the Hung Kings has been a major cultural and religious ritual and a manifestation of great national unity. 

The US Federal Reserve may adjust the prime interest rate once more, according to Can Van Luc, chief economist of the Bank for Investment & Development of Vietnam (BIDV).

 Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) International’s undersea cable problem, which occurred at 11.50pm on Monday, was completely fixed on Wednesday at 5.10pm.

With the mounting negative reports concerning activities from the controversial religious movement “World Mission Society Church of God” in the north of Vietnam, the Government’s religion authority has called for alertness.

Outstanding entries selected from the 9th Vietnam International Artistic Photo Competition last year is on display at the Da Nang Museum in the central city of Da Nang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese are set to enjoy the longest holiday since the New Year tomorrow, and services are already strained under the expected surge of people ready to leave big cities.

The Singapore Navy frigate RSS Intrepid arrived at Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang on April 26, starting a four-day courtesy visit to the city.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will remove or simplify half of 118 business conditions in the sectors under its management but it said the deposit requirement for tour operators will stay.

 Despite the hot and sunny weather of April, people walking on several roads in HCMC are still dazzled by shimmering yellow flowers of golden shower trees.

Chinese real estate service firm E-House has proposed the government of HCMC allow foreigners including those from China to own homes in the city for 99-100 years, instead of 50 years as at present.

 An exhibition featuring 60 paintings by artist Pham Luc, one of the most noticeable painters in Vietnam opened at Vincom Center for Contemporary Art in Vincom Royal City in Hanoi.

 Chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-injected beef should be part of a UK/US free trade deal, a farming union said.

 The Ministry of Finance (MOF) plans to reduce the number of its nationwide tax offices from 548 to 257, under its new scheme to streamline the taxation, customs, and state treasury units.

Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of supporting the efforts made by the international community towards the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, stated Ambassador Duong Chi Dung.

Vietnam currently ranks 10th among the top recipients of remittances in the world, with nearly US$13.8 billion in remittances in 2017.

 Member states will vote on Friday on an almost complete ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides across the EU.

 Dinh Yen sedge mat craft village in Lap Vo district of the southern province of Dong Thap was established hundreds of years ago, and 70% of households still specialize in weaving sedge mats.

Vietnam is in the final stages of preparing a dossier for re-nomination of World Heritage Site (WHS) Ha Long Bay to include Cat Ba Archipelago for submission to the UN cultural agency UNESCO by September.

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