Red River overhaul: Hà Nội's new landscape boulevard takes shape

From flood control to ecotourism, Hà Nội's draft master plan reimagines nearly 11,500 hectares along the Red River.

HCM City, 8 northern localities strengthen cooperation

HCM City and eight northern and north-central localities have entered a new phase of cooperation, strengthening ties in logistics, investment, trade, science and technology, and tourism through 2030.

Việt Nam, Russia issue joint statement on further strengthening ties in new period

Building on the achievements attained and with a desire to bring into full play existing potential and extensive experience of cooperation across multiple fields, Việt Nam and Russia will continue efforts to enhance and diversify areas of cooperation for the benefit of the two peoples and for peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and the world.

Việt Nam, Russia seek breakthrough in economic and trade cooperation, eyeing $15b turnover

Economic and trade ties have emerged as a pioneering field, defence and security cooperation serves as a strategic pillar, energy and oil-and-gas cooperation acts as a strategic breakthrough, while science – technology and education provide momentum for elevating bilateral relations to new heights.

Top leaders agree on major orientations to deepen Việt Nam–Russia ties

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and President Tô Lâm and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on major orientations to deepen the Việt Nam–Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with a focus on economic, energy, defence, science and technology, education and people-to-people cooperation.

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Vietnamese, Mongolian legislatures sign MoU on cooperation

The two sides will cooperate and share experience in ensuring transparency and openness in parliamentary activities, expand citizens’ access to information, engage in decision-making and oversight of parliamentary activities, and share expertise in digital transformation, technology application and modernisation of advisory and support bodies.

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Life & Style

Phú Quang’s music lives on as memory becomes heritage

Five years after composer Phú Quang’s death, his enduring songs about Hà Nội, love and longing will return to the stage in a special concert bringing together generations of artists and his children, who are taking on the responsibility of preserving and passing on his musical legacy.

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Environment

Protecting the marine ecosystem

Nhơn Hải fishing village in Quy Nhơn Đông ward, Gia Lai Province is turning marine conservation into a foundation for sustainable tourism, with local communities protecting coral reefs and marine life while creating new livelihoods from the sea.

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Culture must become a driving force for sustainable development

Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Việt Nam National Commission for UNESCO Ngô Lê Văn spoke to the media following the adoption by the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly of the initiative to establish the “International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development”.

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AI may one day carry torch of human culture, says Richard Dawkins

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins says artificial intelligence is already displaying remarkable intellectual capabilities, raising difficult questions about machine consciousness, human obsolescence and how people can coexist with increasingly advanced systems

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