Do Thi Lan Anh wins Best Appearance award at Miss Earth 2023

Vietnamese contestant Do Thi Lan Anh has become the winner of the “Best Appearance” award at the opening day of Miss Earth pageant, which is currently underway in Ho Chi Minh City.

Tours to Va and Nuoc Nut caves still open to tourists

The Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee has permitted the Management Board of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park and Chua Me Dat Joint Stock Company to continue operating tours to Va and Nuoc Nut caves.

HCM City’s 100-year-old incense-making village busy ahead of Tet

Over recent days craftsmen in the incense-making village of Le Minh Xuan in Binh Chanh district of Ho Chi Minh City have been hard at work as they strive to meet orders for the coming Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

Only one realty company successfully issues bonds in November

The batch was worth VNĐ2 trillion with a rate of 12 per cent per year.

Vietnam set for new rice export record

Vietnam is enjoying an all-time high in both rice output and export turnover this year, according to an international conference on the global rice market held on Wednesday in Hau Giang Province.

Iconic HCM City market gets marketing boost

Dozens of online influencers were invited to livestream their experiences at Ben Thanh Market in HCM City on Wednesday.

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Direct flight between Japanese, Vietnamese localities proposed

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Vietnam, Belarus strengthen cooperation in security, crime control

Vietnam sees record number of cakes from rice, sticky rice

The VN Record Association yesterday granted a record certificate to Hau Giang Department of Culture and Sports in recognition of an event on processing and presenting the biggest number of cakes made from rice and sticky rice in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s road accident-related deaths fall by 43.5% in 2011-2020

Vietnam is among 45 out of 193 UN member countries whose deaths in road accidents decreased by over 30% in the 2011-2020 period, said Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the National Road Traffic Safety Committee.

Vietnam offers additional 600,000 USD to Syria as earthquake relief aid

The Vietnam Red Cross Society will send another $600,000 to Syria to assist the country in overcoming consequences of the February earthquake, raising the total aid from the Vietnamese Government and people to the Middle East country to $900,000.

Vietnam attends global esports games in Saudi Arabia

Vietnamese team PUBG Mobile Viet Nam is competing in the Global Esports Games 2023 (GEG 2023) going on in Riyadh from December 14-15, according to the Vietnam Recreation and Electronic Sport Association (VRESA).

PM to attend commemorative summit for 50th year of ASEAN-Japan cooperation

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to attend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and have bilateral activities in Japan from December 15-18.

Filip named in Asian Cup list after becoming Vietnamese

Days after receiving his Vietnamese passport, goalkeeper Filip Nguyen has been picked for the 2024 Asian Cup squad of 50 to train ahead of next month's tournament.

Nvidia’s chief discusses semiconductor development in VN

Jensen Huang, CEO of US chip giant Nvidia, loves eating Vietnamese dishes, according to Hoang Anh Tuan, the Vietnamese General Consul in San Francisco.

Chinese Party, State leader concludes state visit to Vietnam

Chinese General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of the Chinese Party and State left Hanoi on December 13 afternoon, concluding their successful two-day state visit to Vietnam.

Great opportunities for Vietnam to develop semiconductor industry, AI

Vietnam is seeing great opportunities to turn the semiconductor industry into a critical national one in the next 30-50 years.

Energy transition creates golden opportunity to improve social security

Energy transition is a "golden opportunity" for Vietnam to ensure and improve social security and promote green transformation, towards realising its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.

Green transition: VN aims to keep pace with world

Promoting green economy and mitigating the impact of climate change are the top urgent goals of the world, including Vietnam.

Vietnam’s rice brand holds firm position in global market

Vietnam has had a bountiful rice crop in 2023, with export prices hitting historic peaks and a record high export value of $4.41 billion.

Authorities, mobile network providers brace for 2G network switch-off

As of December 2023, Vietnam counts around 15 million 2G mobile users, making up around 13 per cent of the total subscriptions.

Sơn La links rural tourism with agricultural specialties

The province has launched a number of tourism products integrated with agriculture and local specialties, such as farm-stay resorts, native cultural experiences, community-based tourism, and agricultural experiential activities.

Traditional market revives Dong Ho folk paintings

The Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Bắc Ninh has restored the folk painting market at Song Hồ Ward’s Centre for the Preservation of Folk Paintings.

Technology implemented to store indigenous weaving heritage

A group of Vietnamese youth has launched a meaningful project to store traditional weaving patterns of ethnic minorities via digital tools.

Vigilant enhancements underway for cross-ownership in banking sector

The Vietnamese government is intensifying oversight in the banking sector, targeting cross-ownership in credit operations and the complex issue of banks’ affiliated businesses.