Tour tells moving stories about Vietnamese female revolutionaries A new tour of exploring Hỏa Lò Prison has been launched every weekend since October to honour revolutionary female soldiers whose sacrifice contributed to the overall victory of the national revolution.

Nation mourns officials and soldiers killed by landslide

The funeral ceremony for the 13 officers and soldiers who were killed by a landslide in Thừa Thiên Huế Province took place this morning in the central province. 

PM sends condolences to families of 13 dead officers and soldiers Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, on behalf of the Government, has sent his deepest condolences to the families and relatives of officers and soldiers, who were buried by a landslide, on their way to Rào Trăng 3 Hydropower Plant on a rescue mission in Thừa Thiên Huế Province on Tuesday.

Despite campaign, Hà Nội’s markets still flooded with plastic waste

It has been more than a year since the fight against plastic waste was launched on a national scale and despite claims of success by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, VietnamPlus reporters have observed that single-use plastic is still commonly used at markets and supermarkets in Ha Noi.

Banks push bancassurance amid low credit growth

Banks are pushing the sale of life insurance products (bancassurance) in the context of low credit growth since the beginning of this year due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hà Nội proposes investing $2.9b in Văn Cao-Hoà Lạc urban metro line The metro line No5 is among the two key metro projects of the cityar.

Translations of masterpiece displayed in Paris

An exhibition featuring translations of Vietnamese masterpiece Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều) opened in Paris as part of the activities to mark poet Nguyễn Du’s 255th birthday and commemorate his 200th death anniversary.

ASEAN parliaments work together for post-pandemic economic recovery An official of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) has suggested continuing to review and perfect the legal framework to promote trade facilitation to ensure uninterrupted circulation of goods and supply chains in the ASEAN region.

HN has only 10 per cent bus stops with roof

Hà Nội now has 3,775 bus stops but only 10 per cent of them are installed with roof and seats.

Reflections on a revolution

Lê Đức Vân was among the key people behind the historic August 1945 Revolution in Hà Nội, a major landmark in modern Vietnamese history that helped shape what the country is today.