Vision Ethique- a French Travel Company, has coordinated with the Vietnam Culture Centre in France to introduce Vietnam tourism in the presence of many French people and overseas Vietnamese living in Paris.

Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the Military Zone 5 signed an agreement on May 3 for promoting information dissemination on national defence and security.

The Vietnam Pharmaceutical and Medical Association (VPMA) in Russia held its second congress in Moscow on May 1.

The US Navy hospital ship the USNS Mercy weighed anchor from its San Diego naval base on May 1 on humanitarian mission to Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam.

Many areas in the central highlands and southern regions have suffered severe droughts that could lead to forest fires breaking out.

All children old enough to be vaccinated will be protected against five diseases (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and meningitis).

Thirty-three pigs in the central province of Nghe An were culled on May 2 because they had contracted blue-ear disease.

Collectif Vietnam-Dioxin, an organisation that supports Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims, has launched a major campaign to rally French public to support for these victims.

The friendship, solidarity and cooperation among Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos are valuable treasure of the three countries.

Vientiane’s private university Sengsavanh will collaborate with Vietnam’s Hung Vuong University to offer business administration master courses in Laos.

Reporters and editors need to improve the quality of radio and television programmes to contribute to the development of the Mekong Delta region.

More than 50 American reporters who were in Vietnam during the years of the US war on April 29 gathered at the Caravelle hotel, one of the most popular gathering places for American officers during the time.

The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee asked every single international friend of Vietnam to be a good-will ambassador to transmit a message of peace from HCM City and Vietnam to people all around the world.

Many provinces and cities all over the country have held meetings to mark the 35th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Re-unification (April 30).

A fireworks festival to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the National Reunification in the lead-up to the 1,000 year anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi will be held in Hanoi at 8pm on April 30.

The sixth conference on the Most Beautiful Bays in the World was held in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh province on April 30.  

The Hung Kings festival is a good chance for overseas Vietnamese to get back to their roots, said Ton That Hua, a medical doctor living in Germany.

The Germany-Asia Festival with Vietnam opened on Alexanderplatz Square in Berlin on April 29.

The central province of Khanh Hoa held a ceremony on April 29 to receive trees and stones as gifts from the Naval Force and people in Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

As many as 295 prisoners in Hanoi have been granted amnesty on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam (April 30) and May Day.

A gathering marking the 35th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam (April 30) was held at the Moscow High School Number 282 where many Vietnamese pupils study.

The central city of Da Nang officially opened its new Software Centre on April 29.

Vietnam will launch a Month for Children from May 15 to June 30 to encourage better care and protection for children, announced the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs at a press briefing in Hanoi on April 29.

The Vietnam Students Association (VSA) and the social network loveme.vn held a press conference on April 29 to introduce a campaign called “a million signatures, a million actions for the environment”.

Many US veterans have visited Vietnam in the post-war period to witness current developments in the country with their own eyes.

A large number of young people participated in a programme in Hanoi on April 28 in celebration of the country’s 35th National Reunification Day (April 30).

A memorial ceremony dedicated to those who died protecting Vietnam’s archipelagos over 300 years ago, took place on April 28 on Ly Son Island, in the central province of Quang Ngai.

An outdoor media campaign to raise awareness of wildlife trafficking was launched on April 28 by the Vietnamese government and the regional ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN).

The Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VNMC) has intensively participated in the Mekong River Commission (MRC)’s cooperation programmes and initiatives, said an official.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the International Labour Organisation are co-hosting a workshop in Hanoi to seek ways of helping people with disabilities find employment.