Ten young entrepreneurs have been presented with Red Star awards in recognition of their outstanding business activities this year. The awardees are leaders or managers of prestigious businesses which generate billions of USD in revenue and...
Russia and the US have expressed satisfaction with their relations this year and a hope for closer cooperation next year. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes made the...
A navy delegation arrived on Nam Yet island today to deliver Tet gifts to soldiers stationed there. The island is part of Truong Sa or Spratly Archipelago. Soldier Nguyen Ba Phat expressed his appreciation...
600 delegates are gathering in Hanoi for the 4th National Congress of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed the essential role of young businesspeople in socio-economic development and international integration while calling...
Tens of thousands of Vietnamese people poured out into the streets to join with Catholics and Protestants on Christmas Eve. In Hanoi, crowds of young people were flocking to the city centre the early evening, packing major streets and causing traffic to grind to a halt. A Christmas atmosphere prevailed at churches such around the capital...
100 outstanding Vietnamese products and services this year have been honored as part of activities to promote Vietnamese goods. The awards ceremony was held in Hanoi on Sunday by the Commission on Communications and Education,...
Vietnam will expand its program to use methadone in treating drug addicts from 11 provinces to 30 provinces by 2015. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told a conference to review the programs over the...
A navy delegation has visited and present gifts to soldiers stationed on Da Nam and Da Thi islands in the Truong Sa or Spratly archipelago on the occasion of the upcoming lunar New Year Festival (Tet...
Pakistan’s army has rejected a US investigation into the NATO’s last month air strikes that killed 24 of its soldiers
The American flag has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end
The volume of overseas remittances to Vietnam is estimated to reach nearly 10 billion U.S. dollars this year, 1.6 billion USD more than last year. According to the Ministry of Labor...
Vietnam has become the US ’s second largest footwear supplier after China . The Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association reports that Vietnam expects to earn more than 1.75 billion USD from footwear...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to allocate 55 billion VND and 3,100 tonnes of rice free-of-charge to help four central provinces overcome the aftermaths of...
Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong has highlighted Vietnamese diplomacy’s important role in expanding relations with other countries and world’s leading international organizations. At the 27th diplomatic conference in Hanoi on Monday, the Party leader praised the diplomatic sector’s contribution to national development, maintaining national sovereignty...
Activities are underway throughout Vietnam to mark World AIDS Day, December 1st
Every morning, scores of people of all ages gather at Hoan Kiem Lake to do physical exercise that looks like child’s play. Forming lines or circles, they wave, clap their hands,...
Up to 80 percent of people with disabilities are dependent on support from their family or social assistance provided by the state and/or community. Appropriate jobs for PWD have...
Highlanders hear gong music from the time they are born until they die. Although they have no formal musical training, they play gongs together harmoniously without needing a conductor. The...
Every year, when the coldest days of the winter come, Pa Then ethnic people begin to celebrate their mysterious fire dancing festival. The warmth of the fire, the sound of gongs echoing...
More than 70% of the Vietnamese population is living in rural areas, where rice cultivation is a main source of income. But the total agricultural land acreage is only 10 million...