US Ambassador to Việt Nam Marc E Knapper said that the increasing cooperation between the two countries in science and technology would help promote prosperity and progress of both sides.

Works by 39 painters, sculptors and photographers from the past 50 years, many of whom have worked as leaders in cultural sectors, have been chosen.

Phìn Hồ Kermis is held every Sunday in Phìn Hồ Commune, Nậm Pồ District in the northern province of Điện Biên.

During a working visit to Quảng Ninh Province last October, Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành said he was impressed by the achievements made by Quảng Ninh Province given the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic turmoil.

A seminar on ending dog and cat meat trading was held recently in Hà Nội to discuss problems and feasible solutions to address the issue. Despite improved awareness of animal welfare from the public, more efforts still need to be done to completely end this consumption in Việt Nam.

The Cuban Embassy in Vietnam, the Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Association and Hanoi University released the Vietnamese-Spanish dictionary compiled by journalist and translator Vu Van Au in Hanoi on December 9.

Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF) on December 8 held a ceremony to announce the list of young scientists who will receive scholarships this year and summarise training cooperation programmes.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has highlighted the significance of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to an environment of peace and stability as well as long-term development of Vietnam.

This is the fourth year in a row that Vingroup has awarded domestic master's and doctoral scholarships and the second year of postdoctoral scholarships.

The Nhổn-Hà Nội Station line is supported by ODA loans of the French Government, the French Development Agency (AFD), the Asian Development Bank (AFD), European Investment Bank (EIB), and domestic counterpart funds.

The province of Quảng Ninh has pledged to allocate more than VNĐ166 billion (US$ 6,39 million) to private kindergartens.

The “Dien Bien Phu in the air,” a major victory leading to the end of the war against US forces 50 years ago, was spotlighted at a national symposium in Hanoi on December 9.

A series of activities to promote equality, progress and integration of the blind in ASEAN was launched by the Vietnam Blind Association (VBA)’s Central Committee on December 9.

Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang underlined the historic significance of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to all humankind, while representing more than 40 member states of the UNCLOS Group of Friends at a meeting in New York on December 8.

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) will continue to strongly promote the struggle for justice for AO victims in the time to come, heard a meeting of the association held in central Da Nang city on December 9.

Located near the Golden Triangle of drug trafficking, Nam Can is a hotspot for narcotic-related violations. In this commune that shares a 480km long border with Laos, guards work tirelessly to safeguard the border and the people.

HCM City and the city of Quy Nhơn of Bình Định Province have co-operated on a new project to preserve the values of tuồng (classical drama), a traditional genre of Vietnamese theatre that began in the 17th century.

Due to the impact of recent storms No. 4 and 5, the waters from upstream caused landslides of over 200m of the river and extended 20m deep inland, washing away thousands of square meters of farmland.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia held a ceremony on December 8 to mark the 50th anniversary of the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory.

A conference was held in Hanoi on December 8 to update the implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) third cycle recommendations in the fields of labour and society.