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The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) was honoured with the Labour Order, third class, at a ceremony in Hanoi on Tuesday.

The festive atmosphere this Christmas season in Hanoi was much quieter than in previous years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese acrobat duo the Giang Brothers have made a new Guinness World Record when they climbed the stairs of the Cathedral of Girona in Spain with one sibling balanced atop the other using head-to-head contact.

Fields of Chrysanthemums in the northern province at Hung Yen are coming into full bloom at this time, bringing a stunning beauty.

Vietnamese acrobat duo the Giang Brothers have accepted an invitation to fly to Spain in order to break their own world record that they achieved back in 2016.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi to honour 50 outstanding young people with disabilities who have made positive contributions to society and the community under the ‘Shining Vietnam Spirit’ programme.

HCM City has decided to organise its 19th Nguyen Hue Flower Street to mark the 2022 Tet Lunar New Year Holiday.

People are flocking to visit stunning pink grass hills in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Da Lat City.

Tran Van Khoi, a member of Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No.II based in Da Nang under the Vietnam Maritime Administration, has been honoured with the 2021 International Maritime Organisation Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has appointed ten prominent athletes and sports officials as Ambassadors of ASEAN Women in Sports. This initiative is part of the Japan-funded ASEAN WeScore Campaign.

Renowned Vietnamese architecture Vo Trong Nghia and his team VTN Architects have been honoured at the LOOP Design Awards 2021 for their project "Viettel Offsite Studio", with the site being located in Hanoi.

Do Thi Ha, Miss Vietnam 2020, has made it into the top 27 most talented contestants of the global beauty pageant Miss World 2021.

It is easy to see hundreds of peach and plum branches sold at Quang Ba Market in Hanoi although the traditional Tet Lunar New Year Festival is still two months away.

The fourth forum of young Vietnamese intellectuals across the globe was held virtually, attracting the participation of 177 representatives from Vietnam and 16 countries and territories.

Notre-Dame Cathedral will welcome visitors again from November 27 following a six-month halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Vietnamese intellectuals and scientists in Japan on November 23 night as part of his official visit to the East Asian nation.

Winners of the “Young Francophone Reporters” competition 2021, the sixth of its kind, have been announced.

Nguyen Duc Phat from the Vietnam Maritime University has won a silver medal at the 2021 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC).

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Hanoi held a ceremony in the Temple of Literature on November 17 to honour 90 valedictorians from universities this year in the capital city.