Traditional rice cakes put Bắc Ninh on foodies' map

Bắc Ninh Province is not only famous far and wide for being the birthplace of a duo of love songs (locally known as hát quan họ) but also bánh tẻ (steamed rice cakes) in Chờ Village.

Ministry proposes removing mandatory COVID travel insurance for arrivals The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed scrapping the US$10,000 COVID-19 travel insurance required to enter Việt Nam. 

Award-winning book inspires children to imagine

Belgian writer Geralda De Vos and Swedish illustrator Sofia Holt won the Dế Mèn Award for their bilingual picture book Chiếc Dép Thất Lạc (The Lost Sandal). The award ceremony was held by the Vietnam News Agency's Thể Thao & Văn Hóa (Sports & Culture) daily last week in Hà Nội.

Veteran filmmaker sails new waters with photo book Cinematographer and People's Artist Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn has released his first photo book Tiếng Gọi Đò (Ferry Boats Story), which features photos of ferries in rural areas throughout the country.

NA’s Economic Committee agrees with Gov’t proposal to build three expressways in southern region The National Assembly’s Economic Committee agreed with the Government’s proposal to invest in building three expressways along Châu Đốc-Cần Thơ-Sóc Trăng; Khánh Hòa-Buôn Ma Thuột; and Biên Hòa-Vũng Tàu.

US starts anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on wooden cabinets The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has started an investigation into made-in-Vietnam wooden cabinets, including kitchen and bathroom cabinets, that used Chinese parts that fell under the US's tariff regime, said a source from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

Việt Nam reports 1,088 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday Việt Nam on Thursday announced 1,088 new COVID-19 infections nationwide, along with one death.

1,118 new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday For only the second time in five months, Hà Nội is not the area with the most number of new daily cases, with 261 infections detected on Monday.

Heavy rains hit northern localities, flooding many areas Heavy rain has plagued the northern and northern-central regions over the past few days, seriously flooding many areas and killing at least one person.

Hà Nội approves more than $1 billion for Ring Road No. 4 project The Hà Nội People's Council for the term 2021 - 2026 on Friday agreed to spend VNĐ23.5 trillion (over US$1 billion) from the city budget for the Ring Road No. 4 project.