Located in Tien Lu district, Hung Yen province, Thu Sy village is renowned for its more than 200-year-old tradition of weaving “do” – traditional fish traps made from bamboo. While modern fishing methods have evolved, the craft of weaving fish traps in Thu Sy continues to thrive. Once essential tools in Vietnam’s rice-growing civilization, these humble bamboo traps and baskets have now found new life as artistic and decorative items, prized in the fields of interior design and handicrafts, while preserving a rustic charm deeply rooted in rural culture.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the Red River Delta and Hanoi to play a pioneering role in propelling the nation into a new era of growth and prosperity while chairing the fifth conference of the Red River Delta Coordinating Council in Hanoi on January 14.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has approved adjustments to Hanoi’s master plan, aiming for the city to become a globally connected hub with high living standards and a development level on par with the capitals of developed countries in the region and worldwide by 2045.

The Minister of Transport has signed a decision to officially open the Tien Son inland port, located in northern Bac Ninh province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 asked the Red River Delta region to take a pioneering role in innovation, and the utilisation of science-technology and results of the fourth industrial revolution.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with the Standing Committee of the Nam Dinh provincial Party Committee on August 10 to look into the implementation of the resolution of the 20th provincial Party Congress and the focal tasks for the rest of the 2020 - 2025 tenure.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 10 demanded communications about the arrangement of district- and communal-level administrative units be stepped up to ensure the best possible results.

With a millennium-old history, the art of “Cheo” – a traditional theatrical art genre – has long been part of Vietnamese people’s culture and society and also a popular practice in their spiritual life.

The northern province of Hung Yen continued to record relatively positive socio-economic performance during the first half of 2024, local authorities said.

Although the Red River Delta makes up the lion's share in the nation’s import-export structure and has huge potential to develop high-tech, support and logistics industries, the region needs breakthrough policies to capitalise on its strengths for further trade development, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan told a recent conference in Hanoi.

The gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in the northern province of Quang Ninh expanded at an estimated 9.02% year on year during the first half of 2024, ranking fourth in the Red River Delta and eighth nationwide.

The new vision for planning in the Red River Delta aims to accelerate breakthroughs, effectively leveraging traditional values while seizing new opportunities to align with global trends.

Authorities of northern Hai Duong province hosted a local reception on February 26 for a delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Suwon city.

Industrial parks (IPs), export processing zones (EPZs) and economic zones (EZs) in the Red River Delta granted investment registration certificates to 487 projects in 2023, including 390 foreign direct investment (FDI) and 97 domestic direct investment (DDI) projects, up 63.35% compared to last year’s figure.

Hai Duong is envisioned to become a modern industrialised province and a key industrial hub in the Red River Delta by 2030, according to a master plan announced on January 10 in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The monthly average income of Vietnamese labourers in 2023 topped 290 USD per person, up 6.9% compared to the previous year.

The northern province of Bac Giang’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) grew by 13.45% this year, topping the nation.

A programme aiming to promote cultural exchange and connect Vietnamese businesses to their counterparts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) is underway in the northern province of Thai Binh.

Vietnam has improved its global ranking in English proficiency, ranking 58th out of 113 non-native English-speaking countries, according to the EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) by Education First (EF).

After 10 years of implementation, the Capital Law has shown several shortcomings, requiring the building of a revised version which stipulates special policies and mechanisms to optimise Hanoi’s resources. The focus is on attracting high-quality human resources, according to Vice Director of the Municipal Department of Justice Nguyen Cong Anh.