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Winners of 2016 Sao Khue Awards honoured

Seventy-three outstanding information and technology products and services were announced and presented with the 2016 Sao Khue Awards at a ceremony held by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association in Hanoi.

Hanoi's old bike lovers

A corner of the Thanh Nien Street by Hanoi’s West Lake in Hanoi is busy every weekend as old bicycle lovers gather to share experiences or trade their bikes.

President Quang meets outstanding female entrepreneurs

More than 300 outstanding female entrepreneurs met in Hanoi as part of activities celebrating the 126th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh.

Vung Tau City bans parties on local beach

Local authorities in Vung Tau City have decided to ban tourists from holding parties on the local beaches in an effort to keep them clean.

UNESCO Vietnam faces complaints over USD1,000 a head awards ceremony

Many people have complained about the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations who been accused of harassing people into spending nearly USD1,000 for tickets to an awards ceremony.

Free haircut at barbers' village festival in Hanoi

Barbers from Kim Lien Ward in Hanoi are offering free haircuts for visitors at a two-day festival to honour the ancestors of barbers.

Thousands celebrate Hung Kings Festival

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong this morning, April 16, led a delegation of various ministries and state agencies to offered incense to the Hung Kings in Phu Tho Province.

Visiting Vietnam's only gold-laminating village

Kieu Ky in Hanoi's Gia Lam District is the Vietnam's only village which specialises in laminating gold by hand.

7 unique islands of Vietnam named after animals

Many islands around the globe derive their name from geographical formations, birds, sea creatures, holidays or other animals. Following are eight of the more popular animal named islands located in Vietnam.

Vietnamese woman visits South Pole

Nguyen Thi Thuy Van shared about her recent trip to the Antarctica as part of the Leadership on the Edge Programme to see on the world’s most isolated natural environments.

Traces of ancient humans found in Vietnam

The Vietnam's Institute of Archaeology has announced their findings of valuable artefacts in Gia Lai Province that they say belong to ancient humans dating back 800,000 years ago.

Local girl wins ‘congeniality award’ in Russia

In early April, some 300 singers from Russia and neighbouring countries like Moldova and Armenia descended upon Ekaterinburg, Russia for a prestigious international vocal competition.

Early-80s Hanoi captured by French photographer

An exhibition featuring photos taken by French journalist Michel Blanchard in Hanoi during the 1980s are being displayed in the capital.

Vietnamese young boy wins international music contest

Vietnam’s Ninh Đức Hoàng Long won first prize at the 9th International Jozsef Simandy Singing Competition recently held in Hungary.

Popular singers earn big money for wedding performances

Many famous Vietnamese singers make tens of thousands of dollars performing at wedding parties of rich families.

Tour discounts offered at travel expo

Many tours will be offered at low prices at the Vietnam International Travel Mart – VITM Hanoi travel expo according to local travel agencies.

Hue Imperial Citadel to get major facelift

The PM has just approved spending of over VND 1 trillion to renovate the Hue Imperial Citadel according to the Hue Historical Conservation Centre.

Vietnamese man creates popular education Apple app

A Vietnamese has created the GotIt! App that has ranked 8th among the top 10 education applications for March.

Vietnam prepares to celebrate Hung Kings Festival

Various activities will be held at this year’s Hung Kings Festival scheduled to take place in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 12-16.

Hanoi drops four places on TripAdvisor ranking

Bad services and a lack of entertainment are said to be the reason for Hanoi’s fall in TripAdvisor’s tourism rankings this year.

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Tourism boom draws global luxury hotel brands to Vietnam

Donations top USD 9,300 for girl with brain tumour

British man detained after brandishing gun in Danang bar

Vietnam plans two new rail links to China

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