No Vietnamese citizen was confirmed among the victims in the car crash in Münster city in the German west state of Nordrhein-Westfalen as of 22:00 on April 7 (local time), according to the Embassy of Vietnam in Germany.

Ho Chi Minh City's authorities are set to step up oversight of inland waterway transport to ensure safety and smoother movement of goods and passengers.

The General Association of Vietnamese-Cambodian People (GAVCP) in Cambodia hosted a ceremony in Phnom Penh on April 7 to celebrate Cambodia’s traditional New Year festival - Chol Chnam Thmay.

Low cost carrier Vietjet Air said it plans to increase flights to serve the expected rise in demand from passengers during the Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1). 

A get-together was recently held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia to promote Vietnamese culture and food, as well as boosting exchanges between Vietnamese women and international friends in Australia. 

A new satellite designed by Vietnamese engineers is scheduled to head into space by the end of this year, collecting data to serve the country's fishing industry.

A temporary ban on the exploitation of mollusks and bivalves, including scallops and clams, in the sea waters has been issued by the central province of Binh Thuan as an effort to protect and regenerate these marine resources.

The Examination and Treatment Management Department hosted a seminar on designing a project to improve the provision of medical checkup and treatment services in Hanoi on April 5.

World experts and regional specialists will get together at the 23rd meeting of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Wireless Group (AWG-23) in the central city of Da Nang from April 9-13. 

Experts and representatives from the Government and international organisations met on April 6 in HCM City to discuss the feasibility of a sea dyke project which they hope could help the Mekong Delta cope with the effects of climate change.

More than 1,500 former prisoners detained by the French and US during wartime at Phu Quoc prison, including former President Truong Tan Sang, gathered on April 6 to recall their shared memories of the heroic past.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 7 held a meeting in response to Vietnam’s Voluntary Blood Donation Day, attracting the participation of over 1,500 military officers, officials, students and locals.

Improving quality and efficiency should be the focus of the National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building in the 2018-2020 period, stated Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Tran Thanh Nam.

A smart healthcare system that exploits Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) has been set up by the Ministry of Health to improve the quality of health examinations and medical treatment.

VOV.VN - The temperature at the peak of Fansipan Mountain in Sapa, Lao Cai Province dropped sharply to 0 degrees Celsius, hitting minus 3 in places, leaving trees and paths encased in layers of ice and snow.

Winners of the first national press award on children were announced at an ceremony in Hanoi on April 6, honouring journalists and media agencies in all media forms with outstanding contributions in children protection, caring and education in the past one year.

The Vietnamese and Lao States have honoured several units and individuals of the women’s unions of the two countries for their outstanding contribution to the traditional friendship and special solidarity between Vietnamese and Laos women and peoples.

VOV.VN - Sappers from the Military High Command of Quang Ninh province have safely removed an unexploded 250-kg bomb which was dropped by the US troops during the war in Vietnam.

Residents living along a river in Can Tho City in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta had to rush out of their houses on April 6 as erosion sank into the river bank, sweeping away the street at their front yards.

A large number of Vietnamese businesses are in distress after ransomware GandCrab attacked their computers, demanding a ransom of US$400-1,000.

The overload at the country’s airports is expected to be reduced as a wave of large investors are seeking investment opportunities in the aviation infrastructure segment.

The Shah Alam High Court of Selangor State of Malaysia continued on April 2, 3 and 5 the trial of Doan Thi Huong, one of the two suspects in the death of a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) citizen in early 2017.

Phan Van Vinh, former Lieutenant General and former Director General of the Police General Department under the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS), has been taken into custody for the charge of “abusing position and power while performing duties” relating to a major online gambling ring.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province and Laos' Khammouane province,concurred to continue stepping up all-around cooperation this year under an agreement signed on April 6.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has conveyed his best wishes to the Khmer ethnic minority group in the southern region on the occasion of their traditional New Year festival - Chol Chnam Thmay - which falls on April 14-16.

VOV.VN - A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Tat Thanh Cang, Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, visited the Consulate General of Laos on April 6, sending their best wishes to its staff and the Lao people on Bunpimay (New Year) festival.

Hanoi capital city has focused on building standard shopping and culinary establishments serving tourists in order to well control the quality of goods and services as well as food safety and environmental hygiene.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang splashed out over VND2 billion (US$88,000) on supporting impoverished Khmer as their New Year Festival- Chol Chnam Thmay nears.

“Le khao le the linh Hoang Sa” (Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa Soldiers) was held in An Hai commune, Ly Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, on April 6. 

Central Highland provinces are expanding the cultivation of long-term industrial crops to promote socio-economic development and improve the living standards of ethnic minority people.