A thread tying ritual, called hang van or et van, is an age-old practice of the Thai in the northwestern mountainous region of Vietnam and western parts of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Thanh Hoa provinces, who believe a sick person can get well again after praying the deities of muong troi, the heaven, and having his wandering souls returned to the body through tying a thread around his wrist.

Deux bombes pesant chacune 340 kg et datant de la guerre du Vietnam ont été découvertes les 3 et 4 octobre dans des plantations d’hévéa dans la province de Quang Tri, a fait savoir PeaceTrees VietNam.

The 10th sitting of the National Assembly opened on October 20 in Hanoi was expected to proceed via video conferencing till October 27 and to gather for face-to-face discussions during the plenary session from November 2 to 17.

Hundreds of litres of chemicals have been used to remove the stench and kill flies in Nam Sơn landfill, Hà Nội's biggest landfill.

Three Vietnamese artists won prizes at the Buddy Bear Art Competition 2020, hosted by the German Embassy in Hà Nội and the Việt Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Việt Nam – Germany diplomatic relations.

With a growth target of more than 4.1 per cent this year, Hà Nội's agricultural sector is focusing on developing production, implementing winter crop production, and preparing goods for the year-end market and Lunar New Year.

The Association of Vietnamese in Macau debuted at a virtual ceremony organised by the Vietnamese Consulate General for Hong Kong and Macau on November 8.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp plans to increase the area under fruits cultivation to more than 35,000ha by 2025 with a focus on environment-friendly farming methods and developing value chains for fruits.

The HCM City Department of Tourism and the Department of Information and Communications are seeking to boost tourism programmes between HCM City and the Northwest, Northeast and Central regions. 

 The national traditional music contest Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Talented Performers 2020 closed in HCM City on Tuesday. 

The third ASEAN Graphic Arts Exhibition has just opened in Hà Nội as an art event to strengthen mutual understanding between ASEAN members.

The planned new 55km-long route, or 827E axis road, connecting HCM City and Long An and Tiền Giang provinces is expected to promote goods transport and tourism development in the southwestern region.

Expanding COVID-19 testing is one of four key measures that played a decisive role in treating the disease caused by the coronavirus in Việt Nam, said a top health official.

Since regular police were mobilised to work in communes in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, the area has seen a significant drop in crime.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre will step up measures over the next five years to cope with saltwater intrusion in its rivers during the dry season, according to its People’s Committee.

The “Designed by Vietnam” contest with the theme “Regeneration” within the framework of the Vietnam Design Week 2020 event has opened online voting that allows the public to vote for their favourite designs.

A tropical depression will strengthen into a storm and directly affect the Central Highlands and the south, areas already hit previous storms, the central steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control has warned.

Vietnam will industrialize, modernize and sustainably develop livestock production in order to achieve an annual production value growth rate of 3-4 percent during the 2026-30 period.

Việt Nam-Korea Food and Culture Festival 2020, organised last weekend in Hà Nội, was a great chance for anyone who loves South Korea to explore the country's culture and cuisine.