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Vietnam considers relaxing two-child policy amid declining birth rate

The Ministry of Health has proposed allowing couples to decide the number and timing of their children, as well as addressing regional disparities in birth...

Vietnam prioritises women shaping the future of science, technology, and innovation: Official

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh reaffirmed that Vietnam remains firmly committed to promoting gender equality and empowering women at...

Top legislator highlights contributions from NA female deputies, officials

Highlighting women’s contributions to community development as well a national construction, defence and rapid, sustainable development, the top legislator...

PM hails women’s contributions to society, national development

According to the Prime Minister, Vietnam is one of the countries that has achieved the Millennium Development Goal on gender equality and women's empowerment...

Vietnam vows to advance gender equality, empower women

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang called on the international community to boost actions to dismantle barriers and create an environment where women and girls can...

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  • 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.

  • Tenth Congress of Communist Party of Viet Nam opens

    The 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), with the title “Enhancing the Party’s leadership and capacity for struggle, bringing into full play the entire nation’s strength,

  • President calls for more support for AO victims

    President Tran Duc Luong stressed the need to give more support to Agent Orange (AO) victims, saying that the Party and State should increase allowances for them.

  • Vietnam becomes an attractive destination for foreign enterprises

    The President of the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) Mr Alain Cany has described the decision by more and more US companies to invest in Asia and Vietnam as the right choice. Through joining the WTO and thereby removing US quotas, Vietnam...

  • Poverty reduction – Vietnam’s outstanding achievement

    In recent time, Vietnam has seen a reduction of over 2% in terms of poor households, equivalent to over 300,000 households each year.

  • Falling in love with Vietnam

    They may keep coming back to the country for slightly different reasons – friends, food, history or another reason – but these foreigners all have one thing in common; they are in love with Vietnam.

  • The Japanese king of Vietnamese restaurants

    With 30 Vietnamese restaurants in Tokyo and the neighbouring area and 20 more in the next six months, Keiichi Miyamoto is called the “King of Vietnamese Restaurants” in Japan.

  • A free job-placement website opens in Hanoi

    The website www.vieclamhanoi.net provides job-seekers with free-of-charge information about vacant positions in various economic sectors is officially opened by the Hanoi Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on the 2nd April.

  • Movement following the example of war martyr Dang Thuy Tram launched

    Quang Ngai province in co-ordination with the Ministry of Health in Duc Pho district on April 5 announced the decision of the State President on the posthumous presenation of the “People’s Armed Forces Hero” tittle to war martyr and doctor Dang...

  • Pilgrimage to ancestral land

    The Vietnamese have long upheld a tradition of pilgrimage to the temples of the Hung Kings in Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province to join the incense offering ceremony in memory of their ancestors on the 10th day of the third lunar month each...

  • A Woman giving blood over 50 times praised

    The prime minister has presented a certificate of merit to Mrs Ly Thi Kim Thinh, born in 1957, who is a small trader in ward 5, Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province.
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