Lào Cai Province currently has 30 craft villages, of those 20, such as brocade weaving, embroidery, silver carving, incense making, bamboo and rattan see a majority of female managers and workers.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has sent a message of congratulations to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the CPC’s 20th National Congress, which opened on October 16 in Beijing.

Due to the the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the hike of oil prices, fishermen had unstable incomes.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is accelerating the granting of electronic identification accounts and the provision of online conveniences, part of common efforts to promote national digital transformation.

Bến Không Chồng (The Wharf of Women without Husbands) is based on a well-known novel of the same name by writer Dương Hướng which won the Việt Nam Writers' Association Award in 1991.

A ceremony took place at Bai Dinh pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh on October 16 to pray for peace and stability in Vietnam and in the world, with the participation of public official and Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers.

Vietnam is among the 20 best places to visit in January as suggested by UK travel magazine Wanderlust in a recent article.

Developing outbound tourism is important for tourism businesses as well as meeting increasing demand.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will bring classical ballet Giselle back to the stage at the HCM City Opera House on October 21 and 22.

The Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Prime Minister a pre-feasibility study report for the implementation of two road sections passing through Kiên Giang and Bạc Liêu provinces under the trans-Việt Nam 2744-km-long Hồ Chí Minh Expressway project.

Nearly four years after her first solo exhibition, titled Bên Ngoài Cửa Sổ (Outside the Window), artist Thủy has returned to present art lovers with a new abstract collection.

The non-profit Food Bank Vietnam on October 15 launched a programme called Food Share to promote food sharing and stop wastage.

The Union of Vietnamese People Associations in Europe held the second congress in Prague, the Czech Republic, on October 15, with the participation of nearly 300 delegates and guests from 23 European countries.

Eighteen couples tied the knot in an October 15 mass wedding held in “new lifestyle” practices on pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi.

Standard Chartered Bank has raised its Vietnam GDP growth forecast for 2022 to 7.5 percent from the previous 6.7 percent and for 2023 to 7.2 percent from 7.0 percent to reflect robust Q3 growth of 13.7 percent year-on-year. The last quarter 2022 growth is anticipated at 4.0 percent.

The Party and State always pay great attention to ensuring gender equality and promoting women's progress, the PM said.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the second meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform in Hanoi on October 15.

The non-profit Food Bank Vietnam on October 15 launched a programme called Food Share to promote food sharing and stop wastage.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 15 chaired a dialogue on the promotion of gender equality and the role that women play in socio-economic development.