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VN's Information & Communication Minister spotlights role of 5G at ASEAN Conference

 Minister of Information and Communication (MIC) Nguyen Manh Hung highlighted the role of 5G – the next generation of wireless technology – as the pillar of the digital economy at the ASEAN Conference on 5G in Hanoi on March 21.

Miss Vietnam Thu Thao listed among the 100 Most Beautiful Faces in Asia in 2018

 Dang Thu Thao, Miss Vietnam 2012, has been named on a list of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces in Asia for 2018 as announced by TC Candler Asia.

Vietnam National Science, Technology Contest winners to participate in Intel's fair

The Ministry of Education and Training has announced that the winner of the National Science and Technology Contest will take part in the upcoming Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US.

DPRK, US leaders highly appreciate Vietnam’s role, position: FM spokesperson

 Vietnam’s role and position was recognised and highly appreciated by leaders of the DPRK and the USA, as well as the international community, the  spokesperson of Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Flower market in Hanoi shines in CNN’s list great places to celebrate Tet holiday

 If you`re in Hong Kong (China) or Vietnam, South Korea or anywhere else in the world with a Chinese diaspora -- it`s time to don that tacky red jacket, gamble until you lose and eat till you burst.

Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on Party’s founding anniversary

A delegation of Party, State, National Assembly, Government leaders on February 1 paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 89th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

VN among Asia’s best destinations that you aren’t wasting too much time on travel

 Choose a unique experience that you’ve always wanted to try and plan your holiday around it.

US general visits Hai Ba Trung temple, praising the Vietnamese People’s Army

During his working trip to Vietnam to co-host the 42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar, the US Army Pacific Command Commanding General Robert B. Brown and US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink visited the Hai Ba Trung Temple.

Australia-Vietnam Strategic Partnership must be forward looking: Aussie Prof

Carlyle A. Thayer - Emeritus Professor, the University of New South Wales - has an exclusive article on the Vietnam-Australia ties on the occasion of the official visit to Australia by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Agreement to bolster ties between Vietnam’s localities, Australia’s Victoria

 The Foreign Ministry of Vietnam and the administration of the Australian state of Victoria signed an agreement on March 9 to facilitate connectivity and cooperation between Vietnamese localities and Victoria.

Vietnamese scientist becomes official member of French Academy of Overseas Sciences

 Associate Professor Nguyen Ngoc Dien, Vice Rector of the University of Economics and Law under the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, has become an official member of the French Academy of Overseas Sciences.

Soul Live Project presents New Zealand pianist Jason Bae

 The Soul Live Project will host a classical piano concert “Reflections of a Moment” featuring New Zealand pianist Jason Bae tonight.

Nobel prize-winning physicist Gerardus’t Hooft meets science enthusiasts in Vietnam

Dutch Professor Gerardus’t Hooft, who won the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics, attended a meeting with students and science enthusiasts in Quy Nhon on July 25.

$19 million reserved for conservation of special-use forests in Ha Giang

 The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has directed specialised agencies to implement the planning and conservation for five local special-use forests at a total investment of over VND431.8 billion (US$19 million).

Central highlands province issues strictures against management failures

 The Dak Nong Provincial Inspection Committee today issued strictures following the results of its investigation into management violations committed by a number of the province’s officials.

Japanese Embassy in Vietnam launches visa application through accredited agencies

 Vietnamese people can now submit their visa application for travel to Japan via 14 travel agencies across the country which have been authorised by the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam since December 15, 2016.

Hanoi state agencies to work on Saturdays

 Hanoi Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has announced that state agencies in the city will work on Saturday mornings starting from March 10.

Industry & Trade Ministry, Viettel sign agreement to boost e-governance, e-commerce

  The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoIT) and military-owned telecom company Viettel Group on Monday signed a cooperation agreement on applying information technology (IT) to build e-governance and e-commerce infrastructure.

Industry and Trade Minister has opportunity to show his stuff

 VietNamNet Bridge – Perhaps this is the time for the Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh to show if he has the qualities of a leader of one of the largest and most important ministries of Vietnam in an extremely difficult period or not.

Hanoi to save polluted lakes with special chemical imported from Germany

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities have tested a special product from Germany to clean water in polluted lakes, with positive results.