Vietnamese-American woman blazes trail for female pilots

Nguyễn Anh Thư, founder and president of the non-profit Women in Aerospace and Aviation, plans to circumnavigate the globe solo in her single-engine LANCAIR IV-P aeroplane from May 15 to July 1, 2020, covering some 26,800 nautical miles or nearly 50,000km.

Việt Nam tourism to recover after COVID-19

The national tourism sector is looking at ways to rebound in the second quarter of the year with strategies to promote growth after the COVID-19 epidemic subsides.

Pollution in Xuân Đài Bay to be treated A project to clean up Xuân Đài Bay will be officially launched this month, according to the Phú Yên People’s Committee.

Universities make, distribute hand sanitisers to students, staff Lecturers and students at many universities in HCM City and elsewhere are making hand sanitisers, which are much in demand, and giving them for free to staff and students amid the public health emergency caused by the new coronavirus.

Phú Yên seek investment

As of last year, the province's economic and industrial zones had lured 100 projects with a total investment of nearly US$520 million.

Lessons from solar: Rush to invest in wind power plants to get high tariffs could overload grid The rush to invest in wind energy to take advantage of the Government's pricing incentives could lead to overloading of the national grid in a repeat of the solar scenario, experts warn.

First Vietnamese citizens test positive for coronavirus

Three Vietnamese citizens returning from China's Wuhan tested positive for coronavirus as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Health.

US veteran finds healthy way of life volunteering in VN

In his retirement, 71-year-old Michael Gormalley enjoys living and volunteering in Việt Nam for five or six months and then returning to his home in Florida for the remainder of the year.

A tradition of giving, rooted in local culture

Tet or the Lunar New Year is one of, if not the most anticipated holidays in Viet Nam. This period is marked by traditions that are very much rooted in Vietnamese culture – the homecoming of people to their hometowns to be with family and loved ones, vivid decorations of red and gold to symbolize and attract prosperity and good luck, giving away lucky money to children and elderly people, and the preparation of the special Tet holiday food banh chung. Indeed, the season of Tet brings people together, all looking forward to a brighter future ahead

Ninh Bình's time to shine

The magnificent province of Ninh Bình, home to winding water flows among beautiful karsts, rice fields and lotus swamps, the natural studio for the blockbuster Kong: Skull Island is now back in the national spotlight.