Wetlands play a very important role in the country’s socio- economic development, environment, culture and history, particularly biodiversity conservation, because they are "home” to a lot of rare species which are at high risk of extinction. 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent his best wishes to the Vietnamese community in Canada and the Vietnam - Canada Society on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Located 24km from the coast of central Nghe An province, Dao Mat (Eyes Island) plays a significant role in economic development and defence-security strategy of the province and the north central region as well.

Cu Lao Cham (Cham Islands) in the central province of Quang Nam has showed strong development in recent times thanks to great contributions of young people, who are working to promote local economic development and ensure security and defence in the island.

Former revolutionists who had once operated in the Sai Gon-Cho Lon-Gia Dinh region gathered at a function in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cu Chi district on February 1.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese student community in Osaka, Japan got together on January 29 to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

VOV.VN - An influx of people returned to Hanoi on January 31 after enjoying Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, causing traffic congestion along the city’s entrance routes.

Nationals of eligible countries will be able to apply for a 30-day single-entry e-visa starting February 1.

Museums usually hold a fair share of historical treasures, but the Hoang Sa Museum being built in Da Nang city, has received one that is particularly priceless.

Long Tong (going to the field) is the most typical agricultural festival of the Tay, a big ethnic minority group living in the northern mountain region with a population of over 1.6 million.

VOV.VN -  Former Vietnamese revolutionary prisoners on January 31 held a get-together to celebrate the 87th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam at the War Remnant Museum in Ho Chi Minh City.

The role of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives has increased in importance in recent years, especially for multinational corporations. 

Three eScooter Sharing Systems have recently been launched at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnamese-German University (VGU), and Danang University of Science and Technology (DUT).

VOV.VN - Mr. Ta Thu Phong’s house in Long Bien district, Hanoi, is like a library full of old books and magazines. Phong says each book and magazine is a rich source of information with great historical and aesthetic value.

VOV.VN - After a thirty-year hiatus, Vietnamese German Francis Van Hoi, 67, returned to his childhood roots in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2014 and opened a vocational school named Anre Mai Sen for disadvantaged youth. 

Traffic accidents remain of the leading causes of death among adults in the country.

As more locals embrace ride-hailing apps, xe om drivers, mostly old and poor, find themselves on the losing side.

VOV.VN - Located hundreds of nautical miles from the mainland, Truong Sa (Spratly) district of Khanh Hoa province is enjoying a joyful Tet festival. Despite difficulties, soldiers and people on the islands are hopeful about the New Year. 

Visiting pagodas on the first days of the Lunar New Year is a deep-rooted tradition of Vietnamese people. Amidst the Tet atmosphere, let’s join a tour to pagodas in the capital city.

Authorities of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa are taking measures to protect and restore the maritime ecosystem in lagoons and bays, focusing on forming marine preservation areas. 

The following are the top ten information and communication technology (ICT) events in Vietnam in 2016.

More than 20 ancient wooden houses aged between 150-200 years still remain intact architecturally on Ly Son Island. These are miniature museums, serving as “live witnesses” of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

Hon Chuoi island in the southernmost province of Ca Mau is home to a group of Khmer ethnic people, who do not receive education and eke out a living through fishing all year round.

VOV.VN - Officials hope that with the opening of a new race track on January 29 (the second day of the new Lunar New Year), horses and the Dai Nam Tourism Complex will soon become practically synonymous.

VOV.VN - Temples and Buddhist pagodas in Hanoi are near to overflowing on the first days of the TET holiday as faithful pray for safety, health, good luck, prosperity and happiness during the Year of the Rooster. 

VOV.VN - Calligraphy (meaning ‘beautiful writing’ in Greek) is the art of forming and arranging handwritten symbols and a Vietnamese TET (Lunar New Year) custom spanning thousands of years.

Residents of La Ma Hamlet in Vinh Truong Commune believe that their village would set up a world record of throwing the most wedding parties this Tet, or the Lunar New Year.

Traffic death toll amounted to 48 on the first two day of the lunar New Year (January 28 and 29).

About ten thousand of people visited the Hung Kings Temples Complex in the northern province of Phu Tho on the Lunar New Year’s Day to pay tribute to the founders of the nation and pray for a happy new year.

A flight from Hong Kong with 172 passengers landed at Da Nang International Airport on January 28, bringing first tourists to the central city on the first day of the Lunar New Year.