The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha kick started a series of cultural events in celebration of the 16th UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2019 at the Tam Chuc Buddhist Cultural Complex in Ha Nam province, on May 10.

The Automobile Association Vietnam (AA Vietnam) and AIP Foundation, in collaboration with the Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee, launched a new child car seat initiative at Nam Tu Liem School in Hanoi on May 9.

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) paid a visit to Singapore from May 7 to 11, where the two countries agreed to actively cooperate in cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

Industrial real estate becoming backbone of country's manufacturing economy, according to CBRE Vietnam.

Reading books is not only fun but also allows us to create worlds in our own minds.

Nguyen Thi Mai, a tenth-grade student at Nam Sach high school in Hai Duong province, has won the top prize in a national letter-writing contest, which is set to be launched globally by the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

Measures to prevent food poisoning at schools in HCM City was discussed on May 10 at a meeting about food safety in 2017-2019 period held by the Food Safety Management Board and the Department of Education and Training.

Hanoi’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) line has not run at full capacity after two years of operation.

Boasting some of the best beaches in Vietnam, Nha Trang, Danang and Phu Quoc are now under threat of pollution from wastewater following fast tourism growth.

His old football team may have disappointed on the pitch this season, but former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs seems content with life as he visits a Buddhist monastery in Viet Nam.

The UN Day of Vesak Celebrations has become an opportunity to rejoice Buddha's birth in Vietnam, where Buddhist followers number in the millions.

There are more than 14,000 pagodas, which account for more than 30 per cent of the total number of relics in Vietnam.

This year’s full moon season, Việt Nam is honoured to host the United Nations Vesak Festival – a celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and entrance to nirvana.

Vietnamese scholars, Buddhist dignitaries and followers highlighted the use of Buddhist philosophy as an approach to ethics education across the globe at a forum held in Ha Nam province on May 11.

 The 2019 Month for Humanitarian Activities was launched in Hanoi on May 11, and this is also the first time this programme has been held at the national scale.

A 2019 Spring-Summer fashion show titled “Back to nature” of Vietnamese designer Do Manh Cuong took place in Sydney, Australia on May 10.

Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on May 11 attended an inaugural ceremony in Hanoi for the new Jaipur Foot Artificial Limb Fitment Camps in the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Yen Bai.

Vietnam U19 female football team failed to find the net during a goalless draw with Thailand in China on May 10.

A postage stamp was launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha on May 11 to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has decided that headmasters of schools must be responsible for any school violence cases taking place in their schools.