(VOV) -Norwegian Gunnar Garfors, who became one of the youngest people to visit all 198 countries in the world by the time he turned 37 years old, has picked Vietnam in his list of top 12 countries he thinks everyone should visit at some point in their lives, according to the New York-based news website Business Insider.

(VOV) -Every month Rough Guides rounds up some of the best travel photography on image-selling website Picfair, and this month they’ve chosen to look at patterns.

(VOV) - The largest segment of the world's poor consists of women and children who live in rural environments— and everyday many migrate to the larger cities in search of a better life.

(VOV) -A new study shows one in five job postings includes gender requirement with male applicants preferred for more skilled and better paid jobs while better equality is recorded in promotion practices.

(VOV) -An exhibition featuring 67 oil paintings by Vietnamese American artist Trinh Lu has opened in Hanoi at 31-33 Hang Dong Street.

(VOV) -The Ministers agreed to establish the ASEAN Economic Community and conclude negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement by the end of this year. 

The Bitexco Financial Tower, a symbol of Ho Chi Minh City, has made the list of the top 50 most innovative buildings of the last 15 years, published by the Council of Tall Buildings, a Chicago-based organisation of architects and designers.

Vietnamese, Russian and Belarusian artists will entertain spectators at a circus to tour Vietnam this March 1 in Hanoi.

Vietnam made its inaugural presence at Egypt’s Sakia Sawi, an international cultural week, which turned to the 12th edition this year, on February 26.

With its existing “Look East” policy, Kuwait will pour more investments into Vietnam in the coming years, said Omar Al-Qenaei, Kuwaiti Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City.