VOV.VN - More than 3,000 pupils at boarding schools in mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Lai Chau and Dien Bien have had a chance to watch films for free under the framework of the ‘Cinematography for all 2016’ program launched by CJ CGV Company.

Many schools in the south-central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh are still trying to clean up the damage caused by recent floods, so that students can resume their education.

Google search trends for 2016 in Vietnam reveal that games, sports, entertainment, and lottery results were the most searched topics among Vietnamese internet users, and national university exams and global issues such as the US election, events in Syria, Zika virus, and Black Friday shopping.

Four suspects have been arrested for using guns and other weapons to rob a gold shop in the southern Vietnamese province of Tay Ninh last week.

Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received Chuah Hock Seong, Associate Director of Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology of Singapore National Parks Board, on December 19.

Scientists have once again proved that there are still so many strange and wonderful things in nature waiting to be discovered.

It is estimated that hackers cause losses of VND8 trillion to Vietnam each year.

Vietnam is set to launch two radar satellites in 2019 and 2022 to assist in predicting and preparing for weather and climate extremes.

At least two people were killed in their sleep as a landslide swallowed six houses in the resort town Nha Trang in central Vietnam early on  December 20.

The forestry sector will protect, develop and sustainably use existing forest areas and land fund for forest development with a view to raising the country’s forest coverage to 47.25% in 2017.

Dr Ngo Thi Anh Dong is so devoted to her job and patients, and so well-loved, that when she’s absent from the health clinic on any given day, people tend to panic. 

Vietnamese students have brought home a silver and four consolidation prizes at the 10th International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad in Bhubaneswar city in India’s Odisha State.

Domestic and foreign organisations and individuals have sent more than VND30 billion since December 16 to help flood victims in the central province of Binh Dinh. 

A get-together among over 400 Vietnamese guest workers in the Republic of Korea took place in Incheon on December 19.

VOV.VN - On December 19, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) held a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of National Resistance Day (1946-2016).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s consistent policies on religion and belief have created favorable conditions for religions to co-exist peacefully within the Vietnamese community.

VOV.VN - A new interchange to reduce traffic congestion along a major arterial in Hanoi is scheduled to open on December 26, report local officials in the transportation department.

VOV.VN - December in Hanoi is famous for its fog and the onset of chilly weather signalling it’s time to unpack the warm winter clothes.

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang has set to plant 11,400 hectares of new forests in 2017, raising its forest coverage to over 60%. 

Ineffective forest management has exposed shortcomings in the 2004 Law on Forest Protection and Development that need to be addressed through amendments, officials said at a conference on December 16.

Outstanding Vietnamese scientists and experts living in France gathered at a meeting in Paris on December 17 to seek ways to contribute more to the home country’s development.

VOV.VN - December 19 is designated as National Resistance Day to commemorate the success of the 1945 August Revolution. This year marks the 70th anniversary of that historic day.

Officers said it is one of thousands dropped by the US during the Christmas Bombings in 1972.

A requiem was held at Ba Da Pagoda in Hanoi on December 18 to pray for victims and Vietnamese and foreign soldiers who died while protecting the country during a US airstrike in December 1972.

A technique for freezing to preserve red blood cells with glycerol at -80 degree Celsius for 10 years and milk with high protein which is the first product made by a Vietnamese nutritionist are two outstanding scientific research works awarded the KOVA Prize in Creative Ideas for Applied Science.

More than 9,100 families in three districts of the northern mountainous province of Son La have been connected to the national grid, just one month before Lunar New Year 2017.

Vietnamese alumni in Japan have made significant contributions to strengthening the friendship between the two countries, said Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio.

Nearly 9,000 households with tens of thousands of people in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang are being affected by riverbank erosion and need to be relocated early to ensure their safety.

Vietnam’s fertility rate has declined from 6.4 to 2.1 children per woman over the last 55 years, but the rate varies widely among provinces, according to the General Department of Population and Family Planning.

VOV.VN - As Christmas is nearing, children in the capital city are eager to go shopping with their parents to buy decorations, new clothes and take nice pictures featuring the cozy atmosphere of the special day.