The northern province of Quang Ninh has won numerous awards at the World Travel Awards 2020.

Vietnam's gender equality has seen certain improvements in the recent years.

Floods from October 6-21 have caused 111 deaths in the central, Central Highlands regions.

Hanoi has honoured ten exemplary citizens of the capital city in 2020, praise good persons, good deeds and outstanding entrepreneurs.

By September 2020, total foreign tourists arrival is estimated at 3.79 million, down 70.6% in comparison with the same period in 2019.

International routes will reopen in September 2020 after more than five months of suspension due to COVID-19 outbreak. This is expected to create a new boost to the quiet aviation market hit by two waves of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently approved the National Strategy on Ending AIDS by 2030.

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With a growing population, increasing demand for water and the negative impacts of climate change, Vietnam faces major challenges in ensuring water security.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has recently had impressive positions in several provincial level rankings.

International tourist arrivals to Vietnam in the first seven months of 2020 is estimated at 3.67 million, down 61.6% year-on-year.

Hoi An ancient city in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam was ranked third among the list of the world’s top 25 cities in 2020 recently announced by Travel + Leisure.

The National Assembly approving the Master Plan on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2021-2030 was approved in November.

The number of international arrivals to Vietnam in the first six months of 2020 decreased sharply by 55.8%, according to the General Statistics Office.

Among the 140 entries for the final phase of the National Press Award ceremony 2019, the jury council selected 103 outstanding works, of which nine were top prizes.