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Historic festival in the land of the Le dynasty,
Construction of the Lam Kinh citadel, also known as Tay Kinh began in 1433. The citadel is located in Xuan Lam Commune, approximately 50 kilometers from Thanh Hoa City, in north-west Vietnam.
Dengue fever influx in HCMC, Mekong Delta
Ho Chi Minh City and some Mekong Delta provinces have experienced an influx in the number of cases of dengue fever reported, as health officials struggle to control the outbreak.
Swifts make nests in a house in Go Cong Town in the southern province of Tien Giang.
Rach Mieu Bridge joins spans today
The Rach Mieu Bridge linking Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces is ready for the final concrete pour today which will join the two sides.
Mekong Delta: local men left on shelf
' Healthy farmers in the Mekong Delta are no longer the choice of local girls, who prefer getting married to urban or foreign men.
New residential area could surpass Phu My Hung: city chief
Hiep Phuoc port and urban zone could surpass Phu My Hung, considered Ho Chi Minh City's "new urban area paradigm," in scale and level of modernity, the city Party unit chief, Le Thanh Hai, said Friday.
Nation begins fund raising for victims of storm Kammuri,
Communist Party of Viet Nam General Secretary Nong Duc Mann was the first member of the Party Central Committee Office yesterday to donate part of his salary to flood victims in the northern mountainous ...
Catfish farmers caught in vicious cycle
Pangasius farmers have yet to benefit from an emergency fund set up by the central bank last month to support the Mekong Delta catfish industry.
The region has asked the Government to loosen regulations to help boost foreign investment Provincial leaders from the Cuu Long delta have asked the Government to adopt a more flexible policy for the region to ...
Countryside waving in Mekong Delta,
Thank to typical features, waterways in the Mekong Delta are attractive for not only international travelers but also locals.
Scientists breed rare Mekong River fish,
Scientists from the National Centre for Freshwater Fish Breeding of Southern Vietnam have successfully bred several rare species of fish indigenous to the Mekong River, saving them from the threat of ...
Region's special star apples go global
The Hung reports on farmers' efforts to share their fruit with the world. Sitting back to enjoy a ripened piece of the fruit, many people wonder why this special variety of star apple bears the name Lo Ren, ...
Father sues after daughter is paralyzed in Mekong Delta
A man from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has filed a suit against a local health center he has accused of paralyzing his eight-year-old daughter with a vaccine.
A panoramic view of the ornate designs of Vinh Trang Pagoda, located in Tien Giang Province's My Tho Town.
Petechial fever rages in southern provinces
The past week witnessed a reported over 1,400 dengue fever patients in 27 locations, four of whom died, raising the total number of cases to 19,859 so far this year, including 20 deaths.
Mystery surrounds super-sized crop in central Vietnam
A winter melon weighing more than 50 kilograms has to be seen to be believed. But these super-sized vegetables are a familiar sight in two hamlets in the central province of Binh Dinh.
Mekong Delta reels from traffic woes
The Cuu Long Delta region, long known as the country' s rice basket, faces a major hurdle to development: poor traffic infrastructure, both on land and water.
Government cracks down on gasoline hoarding
A fuel station in HCMC. The government has warned it would shut down any station found hoarding their stocks.
Summer camp for overseas Vietnamese youth scheduled for July,
The camp is co-organised by the HCM City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese and the HCM City Youth Union.
Campaigns present textbooks to poor pupils,
A delegation of the Ministry of Education and Training led by Deputy Minister Pham Vu Luan has worked with the southern Tien Giang provincial Department of Education and Training on textbook publication for the ...