VOV.VN - The first group of foreign tourists made a tour of the UNESCO recognised ancient town of Hoi An in central Vietnam on November 20, kick-starting a pilot scheme to welcome back foreign travelers following a long hiatus caused by COVID-19.

The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and the Truth National Political Publishing House on November 16 introduced a book featuring Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s article on several theoretical and practical issues on socialism.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15 in order to see off Vietnamese beauty Do Thi Ha to the Miss World 2021 pageant.

Homebase, a Vietnamese proptech startup, has raised US$30 million of funding from many world leading adventurous funds including Y Combinator, Partech Partners, Goodwater Capital, Ace and Company and Emles Advisors.

Demand for “housing with care” – a range of residential formats (which often provide care services) for older people – is increasing, but the market remains almost untouched in Vietnam, according to property consultancy Savills Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at the Miss World 2021 pageant, has prepared a project with the theme of “Peaceful Houses” in order to assist flood victims as she competes in the global beauty pageant later this year.

VOV.VN - The Housing Development Bank (HDBank) has received Asiamoney’s awards for the Best Digital Bank in Vietnam 2021.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue has offered congratulations to Hosoda Hiroyuki on the latter’s election as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan.

VOV.VN - A cultural space aimed at introducing the landscape and people of both Thailand and Vietnam is set to be held at the Hanoi Opera House on December 3, to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

On a trip to the northern province of Lao Cai, a traveler should taste the five-color steamed sticky rice in the province’s Bac Ha District, about 90 kilometers from Lao Cai City, the province’s capital.