Pregnant women struggling to bag a seat on the famously packed Tokyo subway could find their salvation in a new app connecting them with nearby passengers willing to give up their coveted perch.

Beyonce, with little argument one of the top stars in pop music, on Monday ended an unlikely drought – nine years since she had a number-one US song.

There are many theories regarding its origin. Some say it started as a variation on pot-au-feu, a French beef stew dish. Others believe it’s the heir to a Chinese beef noodle soup or to a traditional Vietnamese dish of noodles with buffalo meat. What is certain is that phở, a simple yet deceptively complex dish of noodles served with beef or chicken in a hot bowl of broth, has become Việt Nam’s pride on the world map of cuisine.

The Hà Nội’s Culture-Sports Department has just sent an official dispatch urging the city’s People’s Committess to preserve an archaeological site dated back 1,000 BC in the western outskirt of Hà Nội.

Signature foods from different localities nationwide will be featured during a celebration for New Year 2018 at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, Sơn Tây Town, the outskirts of Hà Nội.

The show Khát Vọng Trẻ (Young Aspiration), an annual entertainment programme, will be held at Quần Ngựa Sports Centre, 30 Văn Cao Street, Ba Đình District on December 12.

Three Vietnamese historians were honoured with 2017 Phạm Thật Duật awards at a ceremony held in Yên Mô District in the northern province of Ninh Bình on Sunday.

Vietnamese beauty representative Nguyễn Thị Liên Phương won the first runner-up title at the World Miss Tourism Ambassador beauty contest which concluded on Saturday night in the Philippines.

Two Vietnamese blockbusters were screened during the first ASEAN film festival that was held in Utrecht City, Netherlands, last weekend.