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RoK - Vietnam Women’s Forum held in Seoul

The 10th Republic of Korea (RoK) - Vietnam Women’s Forum, held by the Korean Women’s Development Institute (KWDI) and the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), took...

Strengthening cooperation to promote women’s role in Vietnam and South Africa

On the afternoon of August 16th, the Vietnam Women's Union in collaboration with the Embassy of South Africa in Hanoi organized the hybrid Seminar "The role...

Female Vietnamese “blue beret” performs tasks at MINUSCA

Over the past time, Vietnam has sent many female peacekeepers to U.N. peacekeeping missions. The female Vietnamese “blue berets” have wholeheartedly tried...

Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 back home from South Sudan

Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 has completed its UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after more than a year, with a homecoming ceremony held...

Women’s football team heading to New Zealand for 2023 World Cup

The Vietnamese national women’s football team and head coach Mai Duc Chung departed from Hanoi for New Zealand on July 5 to start their 2023 FIFA World Cup...

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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.