The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on April 20 announced that the Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has abolished a circular featuring the procurement of medical equipment, applying different bidding groups for imported equipment.

About 45 Canadian scholars and experts gathered at an online conference in Toronto on April 22 to discuss the development of the Vietnamese nation and people after 48 years of national reunification.

Vietnam has been a pioneer in the implementation of "green" commitments and praised by the international community for making significant contributions to the “common home” of humanity, said an official.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on April 22 recorded a COVID-19 related death after experiencing a single coronavirus fatality for nearly four months, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on April 22.

VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Kon Plong district ò Kon Tum province in the Central Highlands on April 22 afternoon.

Health Minister Dao Hong Lan, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong and WHO Representative in Vietnam Angela Pratt co-chaired the Health Partnership Group meeting in Hanoi on April 21.

VOV.VN - BESS VIETNAM 2023, an international exhibition on educational technology, IT, equipment, toys, and school supplies, officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 21, attracting the participation of leading companies of the UK, Vietnam and other countries around the world.

VOV.VN - Cambodia is scheduled to start construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway close to Vietnam’s Moc Bai international border gate on June 7, 2023, said Sun Chanthol. Minister of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia.

Natural disasters caused economic loss worth nearly VND19.5 trillion (approximately US$830 million) in 2022, up 3.4 times from the loss recorded in 2021, a conference of the national steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control heard on April 20.

A total of 67 million children around the world, including nearly 250,000 in Vietnam, missed out on vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, with vaccination coverage levels decreasing in 112 countries, UNICEF warned on April 20 in a new report on immunisation.

VOV.VN - Duong Anh Duc, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, handed over a token of gift worth US$250,000 to Raul Rodriguez Carricate, director of the Cuban Department of International Cooperation, to help Cuba deal with the impact of the recent massive blaze at an oil storage facility in Cuba’s Matanzas Industrial Park.

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and airports under the ACV to provide better services during the upcoming five-day public holiday marking National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).

The Save Vietnam’s Wildlife Centre in collaboration with Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 19 released 15 endangered Sunda pangolins (Manis Javanica) into the wild.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a teleconference with representatives of the 63 cities and provinces on April 20 to launch the National Master Plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, contributing to building a strong and prosperous country, and well-being of the people.

VOV.VN - The Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, organized a workshop entitled "Vietnam's Marine Spatial Planning and Offshore Wind Energy" on April 20.

VOV.VN - Vice chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on April 20 received Regional Representative for Asia - Pacific of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) in Hanoi Edgar Doerig who is making a working visit to the city.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) pledges to work closely with the Vietnamese Government to develop migrant workers’ skills, give them better employment chances, and improve their migration experience, said IOM Chief of Mission in Vietnam Park Mihyung.

Vietnam sent 37,923 labourers abroad in the first three months of 2023, accounting for 34.48% of the whole year plan, and more than 15 times higher than the same period in 2022.

The Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House has launched a special collection of letters showcasing the glorious national history and the love of a young generation during the wartime.

VOV.VN - Residents of Ho Chi Minh City joined with others worldwide in admiring a 'super rare’ hybrid solar eclipse, which occurred at 11:20 a.m. on April 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam logged 2,159 fresh coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, an increase of 537 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on April 19.

Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and 53 others have been prosecuted for their alleged involvement in the case of offering, brokering, and taking bribes, abusing positions or power while performing duties, and swindling to appropriate assets at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Hanoi, and some other localities.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, empowered by the State President, on April 19 presented a Friendship Medal to Dr. Michael Parsons, a policy advisor to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), in honour of his contributions to the sustainable development of the environmental sector and the friendship between Vietnam and Australia.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) is striving to mobilise VND400 billion (US$17 million) for humanitarian activities during the Humanitarian Month 2023 starting from May 1.

The seventh International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, Biotechnology and Diagnostics (Analytica Vietnam 2023) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has called on people across the country to join hand in environment preservation, protect, and make use of water resources both economically and efficiently when it launches a national week of clean water and sanitation from April 29 to May 6.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi administration has asked relevant departments and agencies to strengthen COVID-19 prevention and control efforts amid a recent spike in infections.

A total of 16,377ha of land will be used for railway projects in the period through 2030, an increase of 5,644ha compared to today.

VOV.VN - The Copyright Office of Vietnam held a ceremony on April 18 in Hanoi kick-starting a series of events in response to World Intellectual Property Day (April 26).

Vietnam continues to be a hub for strong tech talent, said the Southeast Asia Startup Talent Report 2023.