Society - 20

Da Nang plans to build tunnel under airport, metro system

10:00 | 04/03/2021 Society

The central city of Da Nang is planning to construct a six-lane tunnel under the airport as part of its key infrastructure projects to call for investment over the next five years.

First national forum held on engaging men in promoting gender equality

09:00 | 03/03/2021 Society

A national forum on “Engaging Men and Boys in the Promotion of Gender Equality and the Elimination of Gender-based Violence” was held for the first time in Hanoi with 200 delegates participating both online and in person.

Restaurants and cafes in Hanoi can reopen, street stalls and bars remain closed

13:00 | 02/03/2021 Society

Restaurants and cafes in Hà Nội were allowed to re-open under certain conditions as from 0:00 on Tuesday (March 2), the capital city’s authorities have announced, lifting the closure order enforced two weeks ago.

American physicist falls for Kieu, immerses himself in Vietnamese culture

16:00 | 01/03/2021 Culture & Tourism

(VEN) - American Jaipal Kenneth Tuttle, who holds a doctorate in physics, found his true calling after coming to Vietnam for a vacation in 1998.

Banana sticky rice cake for a sweet Lunar New Year

06:00 | 28/02/2021 Culture & Tourism

(VEN) - Banana sticky rice cakes for Tet, the Lunar New Year, made of sweet ripened bananas, soft-chewy sticky rice, peanut and coconut milk, have become a hit overseas with exports expanding as far as Germany and Australia.

Mary Duong, who enjoys the fruit of her labors

06:00 | 28/02/2021 Society

(VEN) - Once, while studying in Canada, Mary Duong bought two mangoes. She paid 20 Canadian dollars. “I thought about Vietnamese mango farmers, who created high quality mangoes but couldn’t sell them for a price deserving the product’s quality,” she recalled.

Labor Hero Nguyen Quang Mau, a tile and brick pioneer

06:00 | 27/02/2021 Society

(VEN) - Ha Long tiles are a known Vietnamese brand around the world, made by the Viglacera Ha Long Joint Stock Company. Its founder is Labor Hero Nguyen Quang Mau, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Dat Viet Pottery Joint Stock Company.

Tax deadline should be delayed for businesses, says MOF

13:00 | 26/02/2021 Society

Businesses may have several additional months before they have to pay income tax and land-use fees, per a proposal from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to the Government.