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A youth forum for academics and promising students has just been opened in the central city of Danang, attracting 200 young people.

Dao Duy Tu Street in the Hanoi Old Quarter has been decorated with thousands of conical hats and lanterns, attracting a lot of visitors.

Academician Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Chairwoman and CEO of the Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC), has been conferred Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for her important contributions to the development of Japan.

World Coffee Museum has been inaugurated in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

A ceremony to honour outstanding groups and individuals of KOVA Prize 2018 in the fields of applied science and technology and social welfare was held in Hanoi on November 24.

Two Vietnamese have been named among Top 100 security researches in 2018 ranked by Microsoft Security Response Centre.

Authorities of Quang Ninh Province have agreed to pilot scheduled cruise services for solo or small group travellers on Ha Long Bay.

A Vietnamese young man has left Google to instead return to Vietnam to create software aimed at preventing cheating in exams.

An invention which helps burn toxic industrial wastes has won first prize at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018.

Outstanding inventions in IT, sciences and technologies, medicine and environment were honoured at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018 which was held in Hanoi on November 20.

Outstanding inventions in IT, sciences and technologies, medicine and environment will be honoured at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018 due to be held in Hanoi on November 20.

Five digital inventions have been selected to the final round of the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018 in Information and Technology.

Noi Buon Chien Tranh (The Sorrow of War), the well-known novel by Bao Ninh, has once again received a regional literary award in the Republic of Korea.

Mercure Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of its first mid-scale property housed in a 28-story mixed-use development in northeastern city of Hai Phong.

The six old railway arches which were sealed for more than a decade will be reopened in December.

Two Vietnamese circus artists and brothers, Giang Quốc Cơ and Giang Quốc Nghiệp, will attempt to conquer a new world record with their head-balancing act in Rome, Italy, following an invitation from Guinness World Records.

Crowne Plaza West Hanoi has just been awarded "Best Luxury Business Hotel - South East Asia" title at the 2018 World Luxury Hotel Awards held in Bali, Indonesia on November 10.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Binh have agreed on opening a pilot tour for exploring the culture of a local ethnic minority group.

Four Vietnamese agencies were honoured with the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) awards during a ceremony held in Tokyo, Japan on November 8.