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Shoulder bamboo basket of Thai women

Thai women in Vietnam’s northwest region always wear shoulder bamboo baskets when they work in terraced fields or go to the forest to pick vegetables and fruit.

 

Vietnam Jungle Marathon to be held in late May

The Vietnam Jungle Marathon (VJM) 2019 is scheduled to begin in Pu Luong nature reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa on May 25.

Ho Chi Minh’s testament lives on 50 years later

In early 1941, Hồ Chí Minh walked across the Chinese border and entered the jungle of north Việt Nam determined to lead a revolution: to drive foreign invaders out of his country and liberate it, or to die trying.

 

Transparency in land management must be upheld

Professor Dang Hung Vo, former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to VIETNAMNET about what the country should do to prevent land corruption.

 

Hanoi Food Festival to be held next month

Hanoi Food Festival is scheduled to take place at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on June 7-9.

Ministry eyes new management of ride-hailing platforms

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has proposed managing ride-hailing platforms in a different way than other transport firms.

 

La Nga mass fish death under investigation

Police in Dong Nai Province are investigating the mass death of over 300 tonnes of fish in the La Nga River following rain.

 

Governments should act to tap into Vietnam-Brazil trade potential: diplomat

There remains much potential for expanding and diversifying trade between Vietnam and Brazil, said Brazilian Ambassador Fernando Apparicio da Silva.

 

People’s Artist preserves folk singing of Quang Ninh province

“Nha to” folk singing, also called “Cua dinh” folk singing, in Quang Ninh province has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.

 

Intellectuals mark Vietnam Science, Technology Day in Sydney

The Vietnam Science and Technology Day was marked with a ceremony held in Sydney, Australia, on May 18.

 

Limited supply hits real estate market

Vietnam’s real estate market would see a decline in supply due to tight credit and land fund, experts have claimed.

 

Indian corporation plans to build IT centre in HCM City

The Indian-based group Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL) has plan to establish an IT centre in HCM City, which will provide training and recruite some 10,000 IT engineers in the next five years, said HCL Executive Vice President Sanja Gupta.

 

Party Central Committee’s 10th plenum concludes

The 10th plenum of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam wrapped up in Hanoi on May 18 after nearly three days of working, completing all items on the agenda.

 

Beauty contest to search for Vietnam Ao Dai Ambassador launched

The Vietnam Ao Dai Ambassador beauty contest launched in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16, drawing a large number of celebrities to promote the event.

HCM city athletes come first in national beach fitness tournament

Minh Man and Nguyen Thi of Ho Chi Minh city won the first-place prizes in the male and female categories of the national beach fitness tournament which took place in Nha Trang city in the southern-coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

President Ho Chi Minh exhibition opens in Hanoi

An exhibition on the life of President Ho Chi Minh was held in the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on May 17.

Savills: Vietnam a global property hotspot

Savills Hanoi director tells conference of how Vietnam's real estate sector is the equal of most others.

 

US – China trade tensions likely to benefit Vietnam

Concerns on external disputes like the ongoing US - China trade tensions should be tempered as they could present Vietnam with good opportunities, analysts have suggested.

 

Hanoi parents face 41.9% tuition fee rise

Hanoi Department of Education and Training has proposed a plan to raise the tuition at public schools in the 2019-2020 school year.

 

Endangered dolphin caught in Ben Tre

A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been caught by fishermen in Ben Tre Province.