The amended Land Law, which was passed by the Vietnamese National Assembly in January 2024, will help protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors and owners who are overseas Vietnamese (OVs), thus making the real estate market more transparent and stable, according to Nguyen Minh Duc, Vice President of the Vietnamese Community Association in the UK (VAUK).

Vietnam faces a growing problem with electronic waste (e-waste), according to a study by the Hanoi University of Science and Technology's Centre of Science-Technology and Environment.

VOV.VN - The networks of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts (NVIEC) on April 13 held a discussion on Czech regulations related to financial and tax activities with a view to accelerating the integration process for the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 13 launched a campaign aimed at eliminating temporary and ramshackle houses across the country by 2025, in a significant move to improve living conditions for impoverished people.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has moved up three places from last year to reach 97th in the 2024 Smart City Index, as compiled by the International Institute for Management Development of Switzerland.

VOV.VN - A pod of dolphins, each over two metres long, were spotted swimming off the shore of a beach near Mui Dien Cape in Dong Hoa Town in the central coastal province of Phu Yen on April 13.

The Executive Board of the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic on April 11 convened the 10th congress to review its performance in the past year and set forth orientations for their operation in the time to come.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) in co-ordination with the southern city's working group for foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) held an annual conference with foreign NGOs on April 12 in order to discuss co-operation orientations in the near future.

VOV.VN - Border guard force operating in the central province of Ha Tinh on April 12 arrested two Laotian men who were smuggling a huge amount of drugs from Laos into Vietnam.

The Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with the Australian Education Department to organise training courses from March 25 to April 11 for universities to improve their capacity for internationalisation.

The Vietnamese State always respects and protects the right to freedom of religion or belief for all, and does not discriminate against any based on religion or belief, affirmed Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Nguyen Van Ky.

The Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House recently released a book called “Dien Bien Phu – History and memories” on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference in Hanoi on April 11 to popularise new contents in regulations on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention and combat prescribed in newly-issued legal documents.

Truong My Lan, Chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat Group, was sentenced to death at the first-instance trial in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City must devise a specific plan and standards for electric charging station systems moving forward, heard a workshop held on April 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Authority of Broadcasting, Television and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has sent an official letter to Netflix, requesting its compliance with Vietnam’s legal regulations on providing online gaming services.

The Vietnam Women’s Union in Hungary is organising a wide range of activities to mark its 20th founding anniversary, with a grand ceremony expected to take place in Budapest on June 9.

VOV.VN - Frigate Vendemiaire of the French Navy docked at Tien Sa Port in the central coastal city of Da Nang on April 11 to mark the beginning of its five-day visit to Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha highlighted the importance of rooftop solar power in ensuring energy security, saying mechanisms and policies are needed to encourage organisations and individuals to invest in solar power.

VOV.VN - The country is currently seeing a spike in the number of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) being detected among children, with 10,196 cases recorded since the beginning of the year, a figure 2.3 times higher than the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang is on a working visit to France from April 8 to 10 during which the two sides consented to boost all areas of transport cooperation.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) has proposed the Government approve a national strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) research, development and application by 2030.

The military-run telecom service provider Viettel on April 10 inaugurated its data centre in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi - one of the largest data centres in Vietnam so far.

VOV.VN - The nation’s northern region will endure a heat wave starting from April 11, with daytime temperatures anticipated to rise to as high as 31°C in some localities, according to the National Centre for hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao had a meeting with overseas Vietnamese (OV) and members of Truong Sa Club in Hungary on April 8 before two representatives of the community join a trip to Truong Sa and marine platforms of Vietnam in 2024.

VOV.VN - Border guards based in the central province of Ha Tinh have successfully rescued four Vietnamese victims who were alleged to have fallen into a scam to get ‘high-paying easy jobs’ in Laos by human trafficking rings.

Vietnam sent more than 35,900 labourers to work abroad under contracts in the first quarter of 2024, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The Supreme People's Procuracy has recently issued an indictment prosecuting 51 defendants in the case of stock market manipulation related to the FLC Group Joint Stock Company.

The annual Report on Digital Transformation 2023 was launched by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) at a press conference in Hanoi on April 9, providing enterprises with an insight into the twin green and digital transition trend in the world.

The first pediatric organ transplant centre in Vietnam’s southern region is scheduled to be completed and put into operation on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - 2025).