Hanoi has implemented a pilot program installing cameras to film people littering on the pedestrian mall around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake.

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Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has issued a plan to implement a project on simplifying administrative procedures, citizen papers and databases related to population management in 2019.

HCM City was one of five large cities in the country asked to pilot public bicycle sharing in its inner areas under the Prime Minister’s requirement in 2014, but the pilot programme has failed to meet demand.

Vietnam’s first level-2 field hospital which is in South Sudan for a UN peacekeeping mission will finish its duty in October, 2019.

Vietnam has been named among seven affordable honeymoon destinations outside India, according to a list released by Mans World India.

Although the dry season has on its last days, drought has still been accelerating in the South Central and Central Highland Regions, including Binh Thuan, the province dubbed ‘Vietnamese dragon fruit capital’.

Two female artists will introduce their art in two installation exhibitions in HCM City. 

Google Assistant has learnt to speak Vietnamese, and the search company launched its revamped AI personal assistant in the language on May 6.

Vietnamese martial artists have brought home 72 medals from the ongoing ASEAN Taekwondo Championships held in Pasay City, the Philippines.

Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum is displaying 39 works with the theme Điện Biên Năm Ấy (Điện Biên Moment In Time) introducing to the public paintings and sculptures to mark the 65th anniversary of the Điện Biên Phủ Battle Victory on May 7.

The academic year will end in late May, but parents have already begun looking for summer classes for their children.

Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang Seo has begun scouring Europe in his search for Vietnamese footballers to help join the national team. Let’s review some of the outstanding faces who could become key members of the squad in the future.

British photographer Jon Enoch has captured the image of many motorcycle drivers in Hanoi as part of a project to showcase the necessity of the two-wheeled vehicle in the country.

The serious water shortage in Sa Pa is attributed to the excessive number of hydropower plants.

The Vietnamese government is making never-before-seen changes in the policies to support development of the private sector.

The Viet Nam Motor Racing Championship's second stage will be held on May 24-25 in Hanoi.

A string quartet of the Saigon Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (SPYO) will host a concert of Vietnam’s familiar classics at the Soul Live Project Complex in District 3, HCMC on May 11.

A tennis tournament was recently held in Berlin, Germany, for Vietnamese expats living in Europe.

Nguyen Ngoc Bao Anh, the Vietnamese representative at the Little Miss Universe 2019 pageant, flew to Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 3 to prepare for the competition which will take place between May 5 and May 10.