A project to give an educational opportunities to disabled students launched by the Disability Research and Capacity Development Center (DRD) in Ho Chi Minh City has made a real difference.

Residents and visitors to Hanoi will be able to admire the latest versions of the ao dai and try some on from January 12 to 17 at an event organized by A designer Hanoi and the Center for Culture Exchange to welcome Tet.

 Ha Nam Province irrigation channel A48 in has been bubbled with thick, white foam for 10 years and the situation is worsening.

 Tours to Ho (Tiger), Over and Pygmy Caves in the central province of Quang Binh have been launched by Jungle Boss, a local tour operator. 

 With their growing dependency on online accounts, people are increasingly facing a dilemma – how to choose strong passwords to protect themselves and their data.

 Viet Nam Sugarcane and Sugar Corporation II (Vinasugar II) will auction 63.59 million shares to the public on February 13, according to the HCM Stock Exchange (HoSE).

 Viet Nam’s much vaunted digital access and advantages that arise from it could run out of steam unless it is renewed and made more substantial, experts say.

  Information and Communications Minister Truong Minh Tuan acknowledged on Thursday that social network site Facebook has co-operated with the Government of Viet Nam in dealing with defamation of the nation.

 A Chinese company have expressed an interest to develop a golf course project in the central city of Danang.

 Homestay tourism is increasingly popular with tourists eager for a rewarding and different human experience. In Hoi An, several families offer visitors an opportunity to share their daily life.

 Blogging has become a passion with Vietnam’s youth and has brought them a wide variety of job opportunities.

 Hospitals have warned about an increasing number of children attacked by pet dogs, citing poor treatment of the animals as the main problems.

 No 1 seed Vo Quoc Uy booked a berth in the final of the International Tennis Federation Asia U14&U Development Championship, Division 2, after an easy win on Friday morning in HCM City.

 The Vietnamese Women’s Museum is hosting an exhibition and fair introducing Korean cosmetics with the theme ’Beauty Convergence’ from today until January 15.

 Vietnamese-French writer Bui Thi Hong Van (pen name Nuage Rose) revived memories of wartime and evoked interest in Viet Nam’s history among young people with her book, Trois Nuage au Pays des Nenuphars.

 A drama project featuring the traditional music genre of the southern region, cải lương (reformed opera), by veteran and young artists in HCM City has attracted young audiences back to the theatre.

 Total state budget revenue in HCM City reached VND347.98 trillion (US$15.32 billion) in 2017, slightly more than the year’s target, and up 13.5 per cent compared to 2016, according to the city’s State Treasury.

 Economic experts forecast prices would be stable in 2018 and might even see a slight decrease, with inflation under control.

 Last year was favorable for hydropower companies as demand for electricity grew faster than power capacity. This was enhanced by early rainfall which helped increase production.

 There was a time people in Phu Tan Village, in central Phu Yen Province, thought sedge mat weaving, the region’s traditional craft, was going to die out. The old production method was labour intensive and inefficient.

 The Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has helped improve the quality of meals for workers as it makes the issue part of the collective bargaining between employers and employees.

 As Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near, several Hanoi citizens have been hospitalised with alcohol poisoning, which is often caused by home-made spirits.

 State Budget allocation for some infrastructure construction is among preferential policies and regulations that the Prime Minister has approved for the Da Nang Hi-Tech Park in a new decision.

 A father who allegedly poisoned his three children before attempting suicide is expected to be charged, Hau Giang Province police said on Thursday. The children all recovered later in hospital.

 Dried-fish processing villages in the Mekong Delta are busy making fried fish to meet demand for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday which falls on February 16 this year.