VOV.VN - The fifth plenum of the Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on May 4, with Politburo member and State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the chair.

VOV.VN - The Top 16 finalists of the Miss Tourism sub-contest have posed for photo collections to promote tourist spots throughout the northern province of Thai Nguyen as part of the ongoing Miss World Vietnam 2022 pageant.

VOV.VN - With the support of Vietnam’s Kim Dong publishing house, Japan’s Kadokawa JSC is putting the finishing touches to the comic series “Son Goal”, the first of its kind on the topic of Vietnamese football, which will debut shortly in Japan.

A special postage stamp collection, named ‘Cay ca phe’ (the coffee plant), with the smell of freshly-brewed coffee, has been issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications and Vietnam Post in a bid to popularise the image of Vietnamese coffee.

VOV.VN - Local designer Tran Hung has introduced his newest collection “Ocean” at London Fashion Week 2022, marking his eighth collection which has debuted at the global fashion event.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPOST) issued a postage stamp collection aimed at marking the upcoming Valentine’s Day, which falls on February 14 annually.

VOV.VN - 48 paintings of the tiger encapsulate painter Nguyen Doan Ninh’s wishes for a year full of fierce strength with calmer emotions.

Ho Chi Minh City’s economy shrank by 6.78% in 2021, the sharpest yearly decline on record, according to the municipal Statistics Office, as stringent COVID-19 restrictions took their toll.

A national strategy on clean water supply and sanitation in rural areas by 2030 with a vision to 2045 was announced on December 22 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Motorbike drivers are unlikely to hit the road in major districts of the capital city as Hanoi is planning to ban motorbikes starting in 2025.