Ho Chi Minh City vows to resolutely combat corruption and wastefulness through creating a consensus, self-awareness and high determination in Party organisations and members, administrations, and State offices and employees.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries, sectors and localities to prepare measures to ensure road safety and tackle traffic jams during the upcoming holidays for Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).
A photobook of more than 100 black-and-white images of children has been produced by a local photographer to raise funds for Ho Chi Minh City's Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for Blind Children and visually impaired students living in poor provinces.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will celebrate the annual Lang Co – World Beautiful Bay Festival on April 24-25, marking the fifth year of Lang Co Bay's entry into the Club of the Most Beautiful Bays of the World (World-Bays).
A book festival took place at the National Library of Vietnam on April 20 in Hanoi in response to Vietnam Book Day (April 21) and World Book and Copyright Day (April 23).
Construction of the Truc Lam Phuong Hoang Zen Monastery – a national-scale spiritual and cultural project, began on April 20 in the northern province of Bac Giang.
A special “tuong” or classical drama programme has been designed recently to serve foreign tourists as part of efforts by the Vietnam Theatre of Classical Drama to promote the traditional art form.
High demand has led to an increase in Vietnam 's pottery and porcelain exports in the early months of 2014, reported the Vietnam General Department of Customs.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang TrungHai on April 19 cut the ribbon to inaugurate an all-steel radial truck tyre factory in the southern province of Binh Duong.
The 2014 KhauVai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week will take place in MeoVac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, from April 24-26.