Vietnam unveils first National Action Plan on Women, Peace, Security

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the Prime Minister’s decision to issue Vietnam's first-ever National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security,...

Over 10,000 “Zero-dong Ao dai” given to needy women

An Ao dai shop on Dang Van Bi Street, Thu Duc city in Ho Chi Minh City, has given more than 10,000 Ao dai (long dress) to needy women and girls over the past...

Biography of newly-elected Party General Secretary To Lam

President To Lam was elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term by the 13th Party Central Committee on August 3...

Biography of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away on July 19 afternoon at the age of 80.

"Always remember words of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong: We must believe in our women comrades"

This is the profound memory of President of Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) Ha Thi Nga about Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong when sharing with Vietnam...
  • Award-winning Aussie sculptor finds ‘explosive’ inspiration in Vietnam

    An Australian sculptor has won his homeland’s National Sculpture Prize for a work inspired by bomb craters left behind after the American War, as well as the country’s significant postwar revival.
  • Vietnam takes tourism international

    The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on April 25 announced a National Tourism Action Plan for 2006-10 focusing on marketing, promotion and improving product quality.
  • Craft and woodwork exhibition opens in central hub

    An exhibition of handicraft and wooden furniture is on until April 27 in the historic town of Hoi An in central Quang Nam province.
  • Stitches, space, sting rays and shadows

    Though they had heard about each others' work, it wasn't until they came to Vietnam that the four artists from Australia met.
  • Silver street glitters for centuries

    Hundreds of years have passed but the street remains glittering with crowded, rich jewellers, who impress tourists with not only their materials but also history.
  • A Hanoi flower for you

    VietNamNet - On the dike road separating Hanoi from the Red River may be the granddaddy of all flower markets, where roses sell by the armful, but all before sunrise.
  • Village of blankets

    The so-called “village of blankets” in the Truong Son mountain range in the Central Highlands province of Kontum is like a second Dalat but less overrun by tourists.
  • Charitable goldsmith training centre built in Ha Noi

    Construction of a charitable goldsmith training centre began in Ha Noi on April 16 in anticipation of the 10th National Party Congress, of the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Thang Long-Ha Noi and of the National Day for the Disabled (April 18.
  • Disabled people assisted with integration into communities

    The Ho Chi Minh City Public Transport Service recently proposed that the municipal People's Committee offer free bus tickets to disabled people, which was seen as a demonstration of authorities' attention to the full integration of disabled people...
  • Foreign language studies become a must

    By 2015 foreign language education programmes will include students of all levels and by 2020 most Vietnamese students will be fluent in one foreign language.