VOV.VN - The Japanese Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City have announced plans to issue e-visa to Vietnamese tourist groups starting from November 1.

VOV.VN - The Lu ethnic group in Lai Chau province, which has fewer than 10,000 people, has retained its unique culture. The local authorities have helped the group preserve their stilt houses, costumes, festivals, and folk songs.

VOV.VN - Experts have warned that the real estate market will continue to struggle with limited access to capital, legal bottlenecks, and a general inability among companies to redeem bonds.

VOV.VN - Travel writer Patrick Scott of The New York Times has published an article showing his great impression of Vietnamese cable cars.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his great appreciation for the results of the Republic of Korea (RoK) SK Group's business co-operation activities with Vietnamese partners while receiving Chey Tae Won, chairman of SK Group, in Hanoi on October 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coffee shop Coffilia officially opened at Al-Kout Beach Hotel in Fahaheel district of Ahmadi province in Kuwait on October 24, becoming the first Vietnamese branded coffee shop to make a presence in the Gulf country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Chairman of John Swire & Sons Limited Guy Bradley in Hanoi on October 24, welcoming the UK-headquartered firm’s continuous expansion of investment and business activities in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The second cohort of U.S. Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Hanoi on October 24 to further support the Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) national priorities for English Language Education and meet bilateral commitment to education and training cooperation under the U.S. – Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, according to the US Embassy in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced on October 23 that 18 out of 20 monkeypox cases who are receiving treatment in the southern city’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases have had infectious syndrome caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

VOV.VN - The Co Tu ethnic group has many special rituals and customs, including a thanksgiving ceremony for the parents of one’s wife that honors family morality and demonstrates the son-in-law’s filial piety towards his wife’s family.