Tradition winning out over tourism

Hội An local Võ Tấn Tân and his craftsmen created the Taboo Bamboo Workshop in the middle of the Cẩm Thanh nipa palm forest as a sustainable bamboo craft and preservation centre in the ancient town in central Việt Nam.

Red Dao group preserve weaving skills

The traditional weaving skills of Red Dao ethnic minority people in Hoàng Su Phì District, the northern province of Hà Giang, have been preserved and developed together with other features of traditional culture.

Việt Nam, Venezuela seek to beef up friendship

Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza has affirmed that his country always attaches great importance to and wants to strengthen the comprehensive partnership with Việt Nam.

Việt Nam to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on March 8: Health minister

On Saturday, the health minister will chair a conference to launch the vaccination plan and provide training for medical staff nationwide in the use and storage of the vaccine, as well as the handling of post-injection complications.

Less-crowded destinations, small group travel more popular this year

Small group travel, wellness travel and shorter booking timeframes are expected to set the trends for 2021, according to the Vietnam Tourism Trends 2021 report.

Discovering Pê Răng Ky cave on Tủa Chùa plateau

Located in Huổi Só Commune in the rocky plateau of Tủa Chùa District in Điện Biên Province, Pê Răng Ky cave has a wild and mysterious beauty with a variety of beautiful stalactites.

National contest launched to promote reading A national contest for students has been launched to seek Viet Nam's Reading Ambassador 2021. 

HCM City to build 'golden brands' for agricultural products The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is building a 'golden brand' for its agricultural enterprises, Võ Văn Hoan, vice chairman of the city's People Committee, has said.

Đà Nẵng City urges protection of endangered primate population Director of GreenViet, Trần Hữu Vỹ, said the research, which began last December, has been tracking the habitat and population of the monkeys as well as food chains to limit risks of conflict with human activities.

City to meet yearly budget revenue targets set by Gov’t HCM City is likely to meet the year’s target for budget revenue of VNĐ365 trillion (US$15.86 billion) assigned by the central government, a city official said at an online Government meeting yesterday (Mar 2).