Society

Eight more cultural icons have been added to the list of national intangible cultural heritage, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

After serving over one million passengers last week the nation is now among the world’s top ten aviation markets, according to the latest statistics released by OAG, a global travel data provider based in the UK.

Japan's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a court ruled Wednesday, in a landmark first verdict on the issue that was welcomed with joy by campaigners.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An shared Vietnam’s roadmap to form electricity and energy markets towards efficient and sustainable power development at the seventh Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue.

A brother in Gia lai Province is calling for help for his sister to continue her studies.

Many Japanese businesses investing in Vietnam have been seeking cooperation in joint-surveys, research and human resources exchange with local universities as a crucial step to expand in Vietnam beyond Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Three local marksmen are set to fly to India on March 16 evening to participate in the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup.

Female photographer Phan Thi Khanh, alias Khanh Phan, has established her fame among photography communities both at home and abroad.

Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday received the AstraZeneca vaccine as the Southeast Asian nation began the drug's rollout, lifting a suspension that was triggered by European nations raising safety concerns.

Sixty-four Vietnamese officers, soldiers and doctors who are set to join the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan were given the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine shot on March 16.

Aus4Innovation Partnership Grants has kicked off its 2021 round with up to AUD 1.5 million financial support available to help partnerships between Australia and Vietnam scale up tested, innovative ideas.

Students in some districts of the northern province of Hai Duong, Vietnam’s biggest COVID-19 pandemic cluster to date, will return to school on March 18 as local authorities have decided to lift a number of social distancing restrictions.

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev began a two-day visit to Hanoi on March 16, bringing with him a batch of Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine as donation to Vietnam.

Tang Tho Lau (Library), part of the Complex of Hue Monuments in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, was opened on March 15, an important cultural event helping to revive a national-level archival centre during the Nguyen Dynasty (1802

Several economic experts have recently raised concerns about risks being taken by miners when downloading the Pi Network app in order to mine Pi, a new form of digital currency which has yet to be licensed in Vietnam.

The Hanoi Department of Information and Communication has just drafted and submitted the city’s digital transformation programme by 2025. The programme was submitted to the municipal people's committee.

The body of a big whale which is four tonnes in weight and eight metres in length has just been found on a beach in the central province of Quang Nam.

The Vietnamese economy continued its recovery during the opening two months of the year, with signs of robust growth in several sectors coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic gradually being brought under control, according to the General Statistics Office.

A taxi driver has just been detained after stealing money from a bank branch in Hanoi's Phuc Tho District.