As many as 115 disadvantaged students will benefit from the 2012-2014 English-language Access Scholarship programme funded by the US Department of State, announced the US Embassy in Vietnam on April 8.
Vietnamese gymnasts won two gold and two bronze medals at the Suzuki World Cup held at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on April 7.
Eighteen riders from Australia, England, New Zealand and the US have taken off on the third edition of Rally Indochina, an exclusive group of committed bikers riding for charity purposes.
Performers, artists and craftsmen form 16 provinces will bring their traditional cultures and arts to the ASEAN- Vietnam Heritage Space Programme at the Hoi An Statue Garden form June 18-23.
The southern province of Vinh Long, home to 24,000 Khmer people, is carrying out various activities to help the community enjoy the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay New Year.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training on April 8 handed over the facilities it built as a gift to the National University of Laos’ Faculty of Vietnamese Studies.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed with the Construction Ministry’s proposals to expand the flood shelter pilot model across the northern central and central coastal regions.
The capital city of Hanoi received 5.12 million tourists, including 615,000 foreigners, in the first quarter of 2013, representing a year-on-year increase of 17 percent.
The 2013 Sapa in the Cloud Festival will take place from April 26 to May 5, said the district People’s Committee.
Ho Chi Minh City and Holland’s Rotterdam city are set to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will advance cooperation between the two sides in climate change adaptation.