Struggling mum goes to ends of the earth to teach daughter English1

For a poor single mother who couldn’t afford to send her kid to an English language centre but wanted her to speak English fluently, the tourist-crowded complex in her hometown in northern Ninh Bình Province was a godsend.

Woman picks herself up from poverty

Chảo Thị Yến grew up poor. Her community was one in which people were not expected to do great things. However, she wanted to do well and not be poor. She ended up studying overseas.

Hà Nội’s chairman calls for continued social distancing measures at schools and hospitals

Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung has called for continued social distancing measures, especially at schools and hospitals, when daily activities have resumed.

Upland girl overcomes mountains to pursue education

Chảo Thị Yến, a young woman from the Dao Tuyển ethnic minority in northwest Việt Nam has defied challenges to become the first woman from her community to earn a master’s degree abroad through a full-degree scholarship awarded by the European Union.

Overseas Vietnamese head for safety of home

On March 18, more than 7,000 people holding Vietnamese passports landed at airports across the country to be quarantined at designated centres amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Scientist tackles Alzheimer's and cancer

Dr Trần Phương Thảo, a 35-year-old lecturer at pharmaceutical chemistry faculty of the Hà Nội University of Pharmacy, is working on a drug to inhibit the agents that cause the degenerative disease.

Prime Minister reveals plans to fight the deadly coronavirus

Viet Nam is setting up a rapid response team to fight the deadly coronavirus that is sweeping the world.

Vietnamese start-up eco-system fastest growing in ASEAN

Việt Nam News talks to Phạm Hồng Quất, head of the National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology, about Techfest 2019 and the Vietnamese innovative start-up eco-system.

Man jailed for nine years for defaming Government A man from Thanh Hóa was sentenced to nine years behind bars for spreading false information defaming the Vietnamese Government on Tuesday.

Banks offering more and more free deals This is a far cry from two years ago, when charges were placed on electronic services in a bid to increase bank revenue.