On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, the United Nations in Vietnam has emphasised the significance of language in ensuring quality education for all.
Online shopping grew 10 percentage points last year, but most Vietnamese still prefer to pay cash, a new survey has found.
A cafe that mixes science with refreshment has opened in HCM City, and is proving a magnet for young people interested in creativity, the sciences and unique drinks, Dan Tri online newspaper reported.
A successful 2014 and the promise of bigger export opportunities has given the domestic leather and footwear industry the confidence to set a US$14 billion export target for this year.
Tet dishes have special significance as they reflect the Vietnamese tradition of each family member expressing their personal progress, happiness and professional prosperity through the tray of dishes.
People from all corners of Vietnam and foreign tourists flocked to the historic Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum during the traditional Lunar New Year festival.
Trade between Vietnam and the United Kingdom in 2014 was valued at 2.8 billion GBP (US$4.5 billion), a 2 percent decrease from the previous year, as announced by the Commercial Office at the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is striving to become the economic hub of the region by 2020, said Tran Thanh Man, Secretary of the city’s Party Committee.
Van Thuy Tu temple in Phan Thiet city, southern central Binh Thuan province, is considered the largest museum for whale skeletons in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Thousands of visitors flocked to the Phat Tich pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh for its annual peony festival, held on February 22 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).