The northern Dien Bien provincial Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) and its counterparts from the northern Lao provinces of Luang Prabang, Udomsay, and Phongsaly held talks in Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien province on September 12 to share work experience.

The capital city of Hanoi is taking the initiative to maintain its top position in Vietnam in attracting foreign tourists, with all indexes related to tourism rising compared with last year’s corresponding figure.

The ASOCIO Smart City Summit 2018 will be held in Hanoi from September 18-19, themed “Creating Smarter and Securer Cities by Digital Solutions”.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the International Organisation for Migration held a workshop in Hanoi on September 11 to review policies and legal regulations on assistance for returnee victims of trafficking.

The State-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue inked an agreement on communication cooperation in Hue city on September 11.

Construction for the Viet Hoa International School officially started on September 10 in Hoa Phu ward, Thu Dau Mot city in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has become Chairman of the freshly-established National Committee for E-Government.

Experience in operating local administrative apparatus in Vietnam and Japan has been shared at a seminar held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 10-11.

Ho Chi Minh City has strived to tap into its tourism development potential, with the support of digital technology, as the city is Vietnam’s leading tourism hub and an attractive destination.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) has strengthened its position and role in the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) 20 years after joining the organisation.

Nguyen Thai Thanh had a tough childhood, being born both deaf and mute. Despite the issues he faced growing up, he continued to strive for his passions and become a well-known hairdresser,

Authorities of the south central province of Khanh Hoa see the need to attract more tourists, especially from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

A booth arranged by Nhan nhan (People) Newspaper at the Avante Press Festival in Lisbon capital of Portugal has attracted a great number of visitors who are interested in Vietnam’s people and culture, as well as its development and international integration.

Air pollution in HCM City caused by vehicles has become even more serious than the level of pollution emitted by industrial zones, environmental experts say.

Member cities of the Council for the Promotion of Tourism in Asia (CPTA) are promoting their potentials at a tourism exhibition, which opened at the Ly Thai To flower garden in Hanoi’s downtown on September 8.

The Binh Duong-based Vietnamese–German University (VGU) celebrated its 10th founding anniversary (2008-2018) at a ceremony on September 9.

About 40 universities of Vietnam and Russia signed 23 framework documents on cooperation in training and scientific research in Moscow, Russia, on September 7, in the framework of the official visit by Vietnamese Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong.

The central province of Thanh Hoa raised a fund of more than 5 billion VND (215,000 USD) from individuals and organisations at a ceremony held on September 7 to support flood-hit locals, helping them overcome difficulties and stabilise their lives.

The Vietnamese team to the 30th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2018) which took place in Japan from September 1-7 brought home four medals, the Ministry of Education and Training’s Department of Quality Management said on September 7.

Cooperation in education and training between Ho Chi Minh City and Germany’s Hessen state was discussed in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7.