Located 10 km from downtown Hanoi, by the Red River’s banks, Dong Ngac Village, formerly known as Ke Ve, is worth a visit to explore well-preserved traces of its past.

Duong Hoang Yen, more widely known as Miss The Voice 2013, is set to represent Vietnamese traditional music at the upcoming '2017 Asia Song Festival' set to blast off May 27 in the Republic of Korea.

 The city of Hanoi annual food festival is back and bigger than ever this June 16-17, with a who’s who of top-ranked chefs, up-and-coming stars and an expanded list of participating eateries.

 The real estate market is busy with mergers and acquisitions (M&A), which are forecast to touch a record high this year, driven by the sector’s steady recovery.

 The real estate market in the west and southwest of Ha Noi is expected to develop further with the development of infrastructure and high demand, according to experts.

 Viet Nam’s major cities are gearing up to develop homes for workers, planning to construct small studios of some 25-50sq.m. at the price of 150 million (US$6,500) per unit.

 Tour operator Vo Tan Tan plans to offer tours of nipa palm forests that allow tourists to participate in afforestation efforts in Cam Thanh Commune in Hoi An.

 Thanh Chiem Palace (1602-1883), which was a cradle of Vietnamese romanized script, has been recognised as a National Relic by the ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 Located on top of Dai Binh Mountain, some 25km north of Bao Loc City in Lam Dong Province, Linh Quy Phap An Pagoda appears to be out of this world. 

 Around 30,000 farmers across nine provinces in the country will get support from Google over the next three years to learn to use the internet for their work.

 Hanoi People’s Committee has approved FPT Corporation’s project on building an intelligent transportation system (ITS) in Hanoi.

 Residents have welcomed efforts to move electrical wires and telecommunication cables underground in downtown HCM City.

 Hanoi faces a shortage of high school teachers that can teach in English, requiring universities to train more students adept at the language to meet demand.

 With the number of apartment dwellers in the ward growing, children, especially in the Linh Đàm urban area, are more disadvantaged than those from other areas. The number of uneducated children here is higher than other areas. 

 Vietnam should develop an integrated system of public transport as part of measures to ensure sustainable transport development, according to experts.

 Developing renewable energy sources is more urgent than ever to meet demand for power, ensure sustainable growth and cope with climate change in the country, experts said yesterday at a meeting held in HCM City.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay an official visit to Japan and attend the 23rd International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo from June 4-8.

The HCMC People’s Committee has instructed relevant authorities to develop software that will allow the public to obtain land-use plans on their mobile phones as a means to avoid the land “fever” that occurs periodically.

 Due to insufficient management, hundreds of hectares of forest in Gia Lai province have been illegally converted to domestic housing and agricultural land.

 The export value of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached 13.7 billion USD in the first five months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 9.5 percent.