The Bunpimay 2569 Lao New Year festival took place on April 10 at the Lao Consulate General in Da Nang, attracting about 500 participants.

A vibrant celebration of traditional New Year festivals from Cambodia, Laos and Thailand held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11 helped deepen friendship, cultural understanding and solidarity between Vietnam and the countries.

Police of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on April 10 said they have detained a Vietnamese woman and 13 foreign nationals for investigation over illegal gambling activities uncovered at a hotel in Nha Trang.

An exhibition titled “Soyuz 37 Joint Flight – A symbol of Vietnam–Russia space cooperation” opened in Hanoi on April 10, offering a comprehensive look at the historic 1980 mission and its enduring significance in bilateral relations.

Vietnamese authorities are seeking to prosecute four individuals accused of undermining the policy of national unity, according to a statement released on April 10 by the Gia Lai provincial Department of Public Security.

Vietnam is a unified nation comprising 54 ethnic groups, among which the Khmer community forms an inseparable part, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said in a letter sent on April 10 to the Khmer people, officials and Buddhist monks on the occasion of their New Year festival, Chol Chnam Thmay.

Vietnam is advancing efforts to build a globally integrated education system, with partnerships with leading institutions in Western Australia seen as pivotal to this goal, according to Dang Thuy Chi, First Secretary in charge of education at the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia.

VOV.VN - Border guards in northern Vietnam have dismantled a cross-border human trafficking ring involving a minor, arresting two suspects and rescuing a 16-year-old girl who has since been reunited with her family.

VOV.VN - Market Surveillance Team No. 2 under the Da Nang Market Surveillance Sub-Department uncovered nearly 300 counterfeit handbags and dozens of fake sports shoes during surprise inspections targeting businesses serving tourists.

VOV.VN - A series of seminars on teaching and preserving the Vietnamese language will take place in Taiwan (China) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) this April, aiming to connect overseas Vietnamese communities and promote a shared commitment to their mother tongue.

Preparations for the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day, the Hung Kings Temple Festival, and the Ancestral Land Culture-Tourism Week 2026 are being carried out in a coordinated and methodical manner by the northern midland province of Phu Tho.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wants to make labor cooperation a key pillar of its strategic partnership with Germany, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Leonie Gebers said during a working session with Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Dac Thanh in Berlin on April 9.

VOV.VN - Sun Group, one of Vietnam's leading tourism developers, and SITA, the world's leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology have signed a strategic agreement to accelerate the digital transformation of Vietnam’s aviation infrastructure, with a focus on serving the APEC 2027.

VOV.VN - Police of northern Bac Ninh province, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, have arrested and handed over two nationals of the Republic of Korea wanted under Interpol red notices, highlighting enhanced international law enforcement cooperation.

Vietnam has approved a national programme on prevention and response to gender-based violence for the 2026–2030 period, aimed at reducing incidents nationwide by strengthening awareness, promoting behavioural change and expanding victim-centred support services to better protect women and girls.

The Lao Embassy in Vietnam on April 8 held a ceremony in Hanoi to celebrate Laos’ traditional New Year festival Bunpimay.

Representatives of the younger generations from Vietnam and China, have expressed hope that bilateral cooperation will continue to expand across all fields, helping deepen relations in a more substantive and effective manner while bringing practical benefits to the two countries' people.

VOV.VN - A foreign crew member suffering from suspected appendicitis has been rescued off the coast of Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre.

VOV.VN - Northern Vietnam is forecast to see cooler conditions from around April 20 as a cold air mass moves in, following a period of prolonged heat affecting large parts of the country.

VOV.VN - A severe heatwave sweeping across central Vietnam is significantly disrupting daily life in Hue city, where outdoor temperatures have at times exceeded 40°C, leaving streets unusually quiet as residents seek shelter from the scorching sun.

The Government has issued Resolution No. 86/NQ-CP promulgating the national strategy on innovative start-ups, aiming to foster a wave of innovation-driven entrepreneurship across society, grounded in science, technology and digital transformation.

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to process data-heavy tasks such as banking increases efficiency and service quality, but it also poses new cybersecurity threats that need to be assessed and managed carefully.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Medical Tourism Alliance (VMTA) was launched in Hanoi on April 7, marking a strategic step toward developing an integrated, cross-sector medical tourism model.

VOV.VN - Three people were killed and one injured in a serious accident in Lam Dong province, Vietnam’s central highlands, on April 8, according to a preliminary report from local police.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has approved an air pollution control plan for 2026–2030, with a vision to 2045, with low-emission zones (LEZs) set to be rolled out in central areas from January 1, 2027 to rein in high-emission vehicles.

A long-awaited link is set to bridge more than water as Hue, the heritage city, prepares to open the Thuan An sea-crossing bridge, easing connections across key economic zones and beyond.

VOV.VN - The Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company and the Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company, subsidiaries of the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH), have placed an order for three Airbus H225 helicopters to support the expansion of offshore energy operations and replace aging aircraft in their fleet.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will begin mandatory emissions testing for motorcycles and mopeds in its largest cities as part of a national effort to improve air quality.

VOV.VN - Vietnam – Germany University Hospital in Hanoi on April 7 reported a remarkable organ donation by a 19-year-old British tourist, providing life-saving opportunities for multiple patients suffering from organ failure in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The government of Vietnam has approved a proposal to establish Dong Nai city and create 10 new wards in present Dong Nai province, according to a resolution issued on April 6.