The domestic tourism sector thrived during the National Reunification Day and May Day holidays, with sunny weather helping lift the number of vacationers by 20% compared to the same period last year.
Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Thanh Cung has inspected preparations for a national-level ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7) in the northern province of Dien Bien.
The Vietnam Association in the Lao capital Vientiane on May 3 raised funds in support of victims of a fire that engulfed the city 's central market, Thong Khan Kham, on March 26.
The La Hu ethnic people in the northern province of Lai Chau have recently seen their lives change positively thanks to assistance from the local border guards.
As many as 2,500 Buddhist educators have attended a training course on how to spread religious teachings to a modern audience.
Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will represent Vietnam at the FIDE World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships from June 15 to 21 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Laos’ Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Bounguen Sapouvong has hailed the 1954 Dien Bien Phu Victory as a vivid symbol of the special solidarity and friendship as well as the great military alliance between Laos and Vietnam.
Chairman of the International Organising Committee for the United Nations Day of Vesak 2014, Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, has said he believes the celebrations in the northern province of Ninh Binh on May 8-10 will be a success.
A total of 210 photographs capturing the Vietnam’s 1954 Dien Bien Phu victory are being put on show at an exhibition in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on May 1-8 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the triumph.
Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang has called on companies in the city-state to continue exploring business opportunities in Vietnam.