By 2025, almost all urban citizens and 65 percent of rural people will have access to daily clean water, according the master plan on water resources for the 2021-30 period, with a vision toward 2050, recently approved by the Prime Minister.

A hot air balloon festival was held in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, on December 28, offering a chance to visitors to enjoy the famous tourist site from the above.

Teacher Đỗ Thiện Thành said the motivation that keeps him working is the love for disadvantaged children.

Snowfall began as temperatures on the mountain fell below minus 1 degree Celsius. The sleet lasted about three hours from 5 am and will continue on the top of the 3,143-m mount.

The fifth congress of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association (VTFA) for 2022-2027 tenure was held in Hanoi on December 27, electing Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Van Thanh as Chairman of the association for the 2022-2027 tenure.

Religious organisations and the majority of religious followers in Vietnam have accompanied the nation and played an active role in socio-economic development as well as patriotic emulation movements.

The international award-winning movie Tro Tàn Rực Rỡ (Glorious Ashes) is a return of director Bùi Thạc Chuyên after over 10 years of absence.

Hanoi has set a target to welcome about 22 million visitors next year, 17.6% higher than that of this year.

Gifted with the ability to learn the language, Võ Anh Thư, a 12-grade student at Lê Quý Đôn Specialised School in Khánh Hoà have participated in many translations and teaching support for English at the Internet.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to build a 180-day action plan to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as recommended by the European Commission (EC), and submit it to him and the Government for approval and issuance.

Vivid colours are featured in a new collection of áo dài (Vietnamese traditional long dress) by well-known fashion designer Thuỷ Nguyễn.

The resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong has so far this year welcomed about 140,000 foreign visitors, 25% of them from the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam’s second sapper unit for United Nations peacekeeping operations stepped out at a ceremony held by the Ministry of National Defense in Hanoi on December 27.

The Ministry of Finance is coordinating with ministries and agencies to assess the market situation to consider and submit to the Government amendments and supplements of a number of articles of the decree on offering and trading private placement corporate bonds in the domestic and foreign markets.

Nam started donating blood when he was a student at Vinh University, Nghệ An Province and almost every year he donated blood; in some years, he donated blood eight times.

The 18th Đinh Thiện Lý Charity Walk will be organised at the Crescent Lake area in District 7 of HCM City on January 7.

The Việt Nam Science and Technology Journalists Club under the Việt Nam Journalists Association has announced ten outstanding science and technology events in 2022, covering policy, social science, natural science, research and application, and outstanding scientists.

The Vietnamese Party and State have always pursued a consistent policy of respecting and ensuring the right to freedom of belief and religion.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has approved a project to support the development of preschool education in disadvantaged areas in the next eight years. Of that, all makeshift classrooms will be eliminated and educational equipment upgraded to create the best conditions for students.

The Việt Nam Culinary Culture Association (VCCA) has announced a list of 121 typical and unique dishes in Việt Nam in 2022.