Miss World Việt Nam selection rounds kick off The selection rounds for contestants for the final round of Miss World Việt Nam in Đã Nẵng at the end of July will be held throughout the country, according to organisers.

Miss World Việt Nam selection rounds kick off The selection rounds for contestants for the final round of Miss World Việt Nam in Đã Nẵng at the end of July will be held throughout the country, according to organisers.

Training for beauty queens

Vietnamese ladies are being trained as beauty queens. This has happened ever since a special school was started to train them. Some have done very well at contests all over the world.

Academy helps train new beauty queens

Miss Vietnam Academy is the first professional beauty training centre in the country. The academy was established with the participation of leading regional and Vietnamese beauty experts to provide professional beauty training. 

Nguyễn Thúy Bình interviews Elite Vietnam General Director Nguyễn Thị Thúy Nga about the Miss Vietnam Academy.

49-year-old wins Mrs VN title

Trần Thị Hiền, a 49-year-old from Hà Nội who works in the construction sector, won the Mrs Việt Nam title on December 18.

Đà Nẵng hospitals overloaded by patients from nearby provinces

Hospitals in Đà Nẵng have been overloaded because patients from neighbouring provinces have flocked into the city for medical examinations and treatment, reported online newspaper vov.vn.

Price management targets 4% inflation

The Department of Price Management will seek to improve market analysis and forecast in oder to implement appropriate policies and control inflation at 4 per cent, as set by the National Assembly for 2017, Deputy Minister of Finance Trần Văn Hiếu said.

IP kindergartens extend schedule1

The People’s Committee of HCM City has approved a plan from now to 2020 to offer extended kindergarten hours for children of workers at industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) who work overtime.

Ministry urges transport firms to slash their rates this month Companies providing transport services with automobiles must further slash fares following the recent drop in petrol prices this month, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong urged.

Ex-Miss Vietnam wins 1st Elite Model Look Dang Thi Le Hang, 21, the 2012 Miss Vietnam, has won the first Elite Model Look.In the final last Saturday the freelance model walked away with a cash award and prizes worth a total of VND600 million (US$27,270), and will represent Viet Nam at the international Elite Model Look contest.