Hanoi authorities plans to provide 120 online public services within the first quarter of 2017.

VOV.VN - About 300 guests gathered at the Vietnam Embassy in the Czech Republic on January 19 to ceremoniously celebrate the 67th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries and the TET (Lunar New Year). 

The fourth industrial revolution and the development of digital technology have affected media technology, requiring journalists to improve their knowledge and skills to avoid lagging behind, a Party official has said.

Consumers in Ho Chi Minh City can now use a smartphone app to trace the origin of vegetables sold at Co.opmart, Lotte Mart, Big C and AEON supermarkets under a programme run by the city Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Digital Agriculture Association.

The Ho Chi Minh People’s Committee has approved the construction progress of the Sai Gon Safari Park project in Cu Chi district.

Ordination ceremonies have been organized in many provinces as a way of making merit for His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej ahead of the 100th day of his passing.

The One Commune One Product (OCOP) Fair and Flower Festival opened on January 18 in the northern province of Quang Ninh to introduce traditional agriculture products of the locality for Lunar New Year. 

A YouTube channel has recently caused uproar among Vietnamese parents for publishing a series of videos aimed at young children that feature what many would regard as inappropriate scenes.

Officials from Lao localities have visited the border central province of Nghe An ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet). 

A workshop designed to provide vocational training on welding and pipe installation was  opened at the College of Urban Works Construction in Gia Lam district of Hanoi on January 18.

VOV.VN - Artists like actor Binh Minh, actress Chieu Xuan and MC Phan Anh have actively engaged in charitable activities to help disadvantaged people to enjoy a warm and happy lunar New Year or Tet.

The first-phase construction of a memorial site dedicated to 64 navy soldiers who laid down their lives while protecting Gac Ma island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on March 14, 1988, is scheduled for completion in March.

Vietnam’s first astronomical observatory will be put into operation in March this year in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

One thing that never fails to accompany the coming of Tet holidays is the repetitive drone of dire warnings about the risks of alcohol consumption.

A taxi driver in Hanoi returned US$14,000 on January 17 to a Korean customer who left the cash in his car the previous night.

Thais and foreign tourists flocked to worship 10 holy Buddha statues at the National Museum in Bangkok. 

Thailand hands over Chairmanship of G77 to Ecuador.

Thais nationwide have donated their money and essential items to help flood victims in the South of Thailand as many of them are still battered by the prolonged flooding.

Authorities in Hanoi are planning to build low barriers to separate bus lanes from private vehicles in a pilot program to protect its new rapid bus service from traffic congestion.

Thai people donate 329 million baht during Govt's televised program for southern flood victims.

Vietnamese authorities will maintain the right to block online content deemed ‘toxic’ should providers fail to cooperate, according to a new circular on transboundary information.

HCMC-based Anh Viet Tourist Company has asked the city government for permission to launch open-top buses to serve tourists wishing to take city tours.

A project to use foreign teachers for teaching English will be piloted at a number of primary schools in the central province of Khanh Hoa from February. 

A delegation from Laos’ Houaphan province visited the northwestern province of Hoa Binh on January 18 to strengthen cooperation.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Dinh The Huynh called for improving the efficiency of people-to-people diplomacy during a conference in Hanoi on January 18.

President Tran Dai Quang visited the Navy High Command, Military Zone 3 High Command and public security forces in the northern port city of Hai Phong on January 18, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet). 

Foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will continue to work with the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) to assist disadvantaged localities and share the country’s all-round successes.

Fishermen in the central province of Quang Nga returned ashore with big batches of fish caught during recent trips as Tet (Lunar New Year) is approaching. 

Officials from the Cambodian province of Kampong Speu extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the administration and people of Vinh Long while visiting the southwestern province on January 18.

Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich pledged to continue working closely with the Vietnam Association of the Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) to support AO victims during a working session in Hanoi on January 18.