Visitors from 40 countries can now apply for e-visas for Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/4/2017 5:30:30 PMA two-year pilot program effective from February 1 allows visitors from 40 countries to apply and receive Vietnamese visas via the Internet.
Tens of thousands attend charity event to support children with cancer in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA series of activities were also featured at the event, including music performances, paper sunflower making, handmade sunflower sales, exhibitions of paintings drawn by child cancer patients, fundraising flea markets, and many more.
Homélie a la Messe Chrismale 2015
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAux prêtres, religieux et religieuses, aux séminaristes et à tous les laïcs et laïques, 1. Très chers frères et sœurs, aujourd'hui, nous sommes réunis assez nombreux à la cathédrale de l'archidiocèse pour célébrer la messe chrismale, nous rappelant les uns aux autres la poursuite de la mission rédemptrice ...
Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Tet at home
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMore than 300 expat Vietnamese joined a cozy Tet (Lunar New Year) gathering in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday, which serves as an annual reminder of their home country’s long-standing traditions.
Candied fruit for a sweet and happy new year
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMứt Tết (Tet candied fruit) is an indispensable treat during the Lunar New Year Festival. Tet is a time when everyone prepares a box of colorful candied fruits at home to give visitors, gift to friends and family, ...
Traditional festival to welcome in Tet
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA recreated ethnic minority market from the northern province of Lao Cai features unique specialities such as green tea, rice wine, thang co (horse or beef meat, bones and tripe cooked together), men men (steamed ground maize) and...
Photos of birds in mating season on display in HCMC
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe beauty and unique moments captured by photos of birds in Vietnam’s tropical forests will be on display at an exhibition at Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Cultural House from January 24 to 28.
Cardinal Filoni in Vietnam: Evangelii Gaudium the programmatic text of the Church today
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, is this week making a pastoral visit to Vietnam. On Tuesday, he held meetings in Hà Nội with the members of the Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam, and a group of priests.
Pope Francis meets with Prime Minister of Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis on Saturday received in audience the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyễn Tân Dũng. It was the Prime Minister’s second visit to the Vatican. Following the meeting, the Holy See released ...
Vietnam debates prostitution: 'social evil' or legitimate job?
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFor Vietnamese sex workers like Do Thi Oanh, being caught touting for business used to carry a long stint in forced "rehabilitation", but as fines replace detention, many detect a shifting attitude towards the world's oldest profession.
Japanese, VN artists usher in summer
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA group of Japanese and Vietnamese artists in HCM City is showcasing works in oil and lacquer, watercolours and mixed media, as a greeting to summer. The exhibition, Summer Meeting, displays 30 abstract paintings featuring the beauty of ...
Delta faces major water crisis
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMore efforts must be made to efficiently manage and use scarce water resources of the Mekong River as climate change and rapid development to produce electricity have threatened its sustainability.
Table ronde autour de l’ouvrage « Le phénomène humain » de Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDans ce livre, l’auteur développe une vision originale de l'univers, dans laquelle l'évolution s'applique au domaine de l'esprit, dans une tentative de réconciliation de la science moderne et de la spiritualité.
Ho Chi Minh City's cool homegrown Ikea
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA carefully-curated collection of hand-crafted South-East Asian items is now on display at the sleek new Sadec District in Ho Chi Minh City. A new store opened at the top of HCMC’s District 1 in April, providing the city with a sleek place to shop for cool local products ...
Traditional music festival gathers expat Vietnamese players
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA “dan tranh” (16-chord zither) festival, which kicked off on Monday, is attended by several expat Vietnamese ensembles the world over who have been dedicated to their home country’s traditional musical instrument.
Paris exhibition features photos of changing VN
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPortraits of Vietnamese ethnic groups taken by photographers Sebastien Laval from France and Le Vuong of Viet Nam will be on show in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris from today until July 6.
Light pollution causes traffic accidents, health issues in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThis is because excessive light can cause myriad problems such as disease, sleep deprivation, traffic accidents, and other issues harmful to human health. Damage caused by electric light has not been dealt with seriously, despite the fact that it has been identified by ...
At least 13 Vietnamese killed in Thai road accident
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAt least 13 Vietnamese passengers were killed early on Monday when their van collided with a truck as they travelled to northeastern Thailand, police said.
South China Sea: After violence, Beijing evacuates thousands of workers from Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAn emergency flight has repatriated 16 seriously injured workers. 4 thousand others ready to leave in next few days; 3 thousand workers left the country over weekend. Tensions remain high. Vietnamese Bishop: Hanoi has been "too accommodating " with ...
Museum puts evolution on show
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Viet Nam National Museum of Nature, designed to be the leading museum of its kind in Viet Nam, opened a new exhibition hall on the evolution of living things on Thursday...
Thousands of Vietnam workers in anti-China protest
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThousands of workers staged a protest at an industrial park in southern Vietnam Tuesday over China's deployment of a drilling rig in contested waters, damaging factories and offices, official media said.
Renowned French singer Patricia Kaas visits Vietnam after 20 years
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFrench singer Patricia Kaas will have a series of activities in Vietnam after she arrived here Sunday for a second visit to the Southeast Asian country since 1994...
On the origin of Vietnamese’s bad habits
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAssociate Professor Nguyen Minh Hoa, vice chair of the Ho Chi Minh City Association of Urban Planning and Development, stressed that though all peoples have their own undesirable habits and make fun of them sometimes, Vietnamese people tend to have more of them.
Light it up with fire on Hue's Truong Tien Bridge
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe 150-year-old Truong Tien Bridge, which spans over the renowned Huong (Perfume) River in Hue City, was lit up by fire in an installation by French artist Carabosse on Friday evening.
Vietnam: Different understandings of disability - disability and policies - strategies for awerness-raising (2 days)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPART 1: Clarifying our understanding of disability (1 day)
Vietnam premier says NO to 2019 Asian Games
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMVietnam has decided to give up the right to host the 2019 Asian Games (Asiad) that it won in 2012, according to conclusions reached in a central meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and other government offices on Thursday.
Over 21,600 foreigners flock to Vietnam’s ongoing Hue Festival
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMBy the end of last Sunday, 49,181 tourists, including 21,604 foreigners, arrived in Hue to join the 2014 Hue Festival, which opened last Saturday and closes on April 20, the festival’s organizer announced at the April 14 press conference.
Vietnam holds biennial Hue Festival 2014 to showcase heritage value
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMVietnam's biennial Hue Festival 2014, which kicked off in the central city of Hue on Saturday and runs through April 20, is expected to give tourists a host of compelling art, cultural and fashion performances from Vietnam and 36 other countries and territories.
American band to perform at Hue Festival
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAcclaimed American music band The Amigos will perform at a free public concert and take part in outreach events for disadvantaged people from April 12 to 14 during the Festival Hue.
Hue, Da Lat nominated for green city awards
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMGreen Hue and Da Lat cities have been nominated to receive the third ASEAN environmentally sustainable cities award