Vietnam was expected to maintain the second fastest growing economy in ASEAN-5 in 2015, according to the International Monetary Fund's latest World Economic Outlook.

Around one third of the 7 million people living with disabilities in Vietnam needed vocational training and employment, but faced obstacles such as transportation and inadequate support from employers, social welfare officials have said.

The Government Inspectorate said on April 15 that during the first quarter it uncovered violations involving more than VND3.5 trillion (US$162 million) and almost 60 hectares of land.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) will collaborate with relevant agencies to boost the participation of businesses in the agriculture sector.

Experts have urged the central bank to apply the crawling peg - an exchange rate regime that allows depreciation or appreciation to happen gradually - to help firms develop appropriate business plans.

The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the country's sole oil processing facility – the Dung Quat Oil Refinery – will not be closed thanks to a recent import tax reduction on petroleum products.

The approaching six-day national holiday (April 28-May 3) has proved a goldmine for tour companies who have been flooded with people buying overseas tour packages.

Veteran director Xuan Cuong's latest film on the Anti-American War in South Vietnam will be released next week, as part of the Department of Cinematography's film screening to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's Reunification Day on April 30.

Vietnam's Ly Hoang Nam and Filipino partner Alberto Lim moved into the second round of the International Tennis Federation's Asian Closed Junior Championships in New Delhi on April 14.

Vietnam will celebrate the 40th anniversary of liberation and national reunification with a military parade involving nearly 6,000 soldiers, militia, and civilians in HCM City on April 30.