The number of tourists visiting coastal regions sharply increased on the second day of the Tet holiday as more Vietnamese travel.  

The Mong people are an important part of the community of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, with a population of about one million people.

In 2019, Vietnam continues to participate in multilateral cooperation mechanism and global forums and the country has confidently confirmed its role as a responsible and credible member of the international community.

Vietnam will continue to hasten efforts to improve the business climate in terms of quality to create favourable conditions for the private sector to play its role as a driver in promoting rapid and sustainable economic growth.

Tet Nguyen Dan (Traditional Lunar New Year) is the biggest among traditional festivals for the Vietnamese people. 

 The Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications, has forecast five major trends in network safety and security to watch in 2019.

 Can Vietnamese smartphone brands compete with leading foreign brands right here in Vietnam?

VNPT is one of the three strongest Vietnamese brands in 2018, together with Viettel and Vinamilk, according to the latest report by Brand Finance, the world’s leading business valuation consultant.

 Viettel will trial 5G mobile technology around the country over the next 12 months.

 Six more century-old trees in the northern port city of Hai Phong and the central province of Thanh Hoa have been recognised as heritage trees by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment.

 The Management Board of the Cham Islands Marine Protected Area has released a rare sea turtle that was accidently caught by a local fisherman back into its natural habitat.

 The Forest Protection Department of Dong Nai Province has distributed new equipment to the forest rangers on January 29 in Dinh Quan District to prevent rampaging elephants.

 Forest rangers of Dinh Quan district in Dong Nai have been provided with equipment to monitor and drive away wild elephants that have been destroying local households’ crops since the start of this year. 

 Vietnam’s current daily-life solid waste management has not met the requirements of environmental protection as it has not been managed and disposed in a safe way.

 Following the success of the first edition of the Vietnam Internet Forum (VIF) in November 2017, the embassy will hold the second edition on March 20 and 21, 2019.

 A group of young people in Hanoi are helping to raise awareness about environmental protection by collecting plastic bags released during the carp releasing rituals at local ponds and rivers on Kitchen Gods' Day. 

 Air pollution in Hanoi has become worse in the past few days.

The Prime Minister has agreed in principle the organisation of the forum on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta in October 2019. 

 Not only does climate change affect the people’s livelihoods but it also seriously threatens energy security. What is the solution to the problem of ensuring energy security without harming the environment?

 Forestry experts are optimistic about the future in Vietnam, largely thanks to community-based forest management.