Fifty eight years after its liberation from French occupation, Hanoi has now taken on a new face with bright prospects, worthy of being the heart of the country.
Four national records were set at the 2012 Vietnam National Athletics Championships which closed at My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi on October 9.
(VOV) - A delegation of the Steering Committee for Southwest region on October 9 visited and congratulated Khmer people in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho on the occasion of Sene Dolta Festival 2012.
Almost 200 international lecturers and experts in the irrigation science from 15 nations are attending the fourth international conference on estuaries and coasts (ICEC) in Hanoi.
An exhibition of contemporary art exploring female iconography and sexuality has opened at the Hanoi Goethe Institute.
Vietnamese singer Le Viet Anh will take part in an Asia-Pacific TV song programme, to be broadcast from Seoul on October 14.
The country's football governing body (VFF) has elected a new vice president.
Members of the National Assembly's Standing Committee debated a draft decree on electronic gambling for foreigners during their on-going meeting in Hanoi on October 8.
(VOV) - Wood exports would reach US$4.3 billion for this year, up US$400 million over 2011, said the chairman of the Vietnam Timber and Forestry Product Association, Nguyen Ton Quyen.
(VOV) - Scientists from Vietnam’s Academy for Water Resources have succeeded in designing equipment that turns saltwater into freshwater, using the sun’s energy.