Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch, requesting ministries, sectors, and localities to continue vigorously and effectively implementing fire prevention and control measures nationwide.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to brace for more severe heat waves in May due to the strong expansion of the western warm air, according to a national meteorologist.

Nearly 70 Vietnamese expatriates from 22 countries recently returned to their homeland and visited the Truong Sa (Spratly) and DKI platform, as part of a trip co-organised by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the High Command of the Vietnam People's Navy.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Education and Training on May 2 kick-started a portal for high school students to register for this year’s graduation exam due to take place in late June.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 1 signed a dispatch demanding prompt actions to deal with the consequences of a serious workplace accident that happened in a wood factory in southern province of Dong Nai earlier the same day, as well as to support victims.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong highlighted Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in economic development and population affairs to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) while addressing the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

VOV.VN - People on May 1 returned to big cities such as Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to work after enjoying a five-day holiday period, causing plenty of traffic congestion.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has six representatives out of a total of 739 institutions from 31 countries and territories in Asia honoured by Times Higher Education in the Asia University Rankings 2024.

VOV.VN - A weak cold spell hit northern localities of Vietnam on May 1, helping to reduce the intense heat in early summer that has baked the northern and central regions for the past few days.

VOV.VN - Six people were killed and seven others were injured after a boiler exploded at a wood processing factory in Dong Nai, a province in southern Vietnam on May 1 morning.

VOV.VN - Thousands of people converged on Bach Dang Wharf Park, Nguyen Hue Waking Street, Saigon River Park and other venues on April 30 evening enjoying a spectacular fireworks display marking National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).

Authorities of Urugay's Montevideo city have passed a resolution to name a Vietnamese space on Jose Pedro Valera Avenue on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - 2024), and the 134th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - 2024).

Russia's TV channel Russia-24 aired a documentary on the country's international aerospace cooperation, including with Vietnam, on April 29.

VOV.VN - A flag-raising ceremony was held on April 30 at the Hien Luong – Ben Hai special national relic site in the central province of Quang Tri to mark the 49th anniversary of National Reunification Day and the 52nd anniversary of Quang Tri Province's Liberation Day.

About 450 students from universities in the Republic of Korea (RoK), including over 250 Vietnamese students, took part in an event held on April 28 to connect them with 15 companies and 20 business leaders from both countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the implementation of some expressway projects in the central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, and Binh Dinh on April 29.

VOV.VN - Two elderly people in central Ha Tinh province has suffered from heatstroke and died when venturing out during the height of the ongoing heat wave in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City police on April 29 expelled nine Malaysians involved in a fraud ring of property appropriation led by their compatriots.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security has insisted on maintaining a total ban on alcohol consumption for drivers as part of wider efforts to promote a culture of traffic safety and to reduce traffic accidents.

VOV.VN - The ongoing heat wave is further gripping Vietnam on April 29-30 and is expected to decrease in intensity in the northern and central regions when a weak cold spell hits on May 1.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in France and the French Communist Party (PCF) branch of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps city on April 28 held a memorial ceremony for female communist Raymonde Dien, who on February 23, 1950 lay on the tracks in a train station to block a train carrying weapons to Indochina in protest of the French war in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The second Vietnam Festival in Osaka, Japan was jointly held on April 27 by the Vietnamese General Consulate in Osaka in collaboration with the administrations of Japanese prefectures in Kansai region and Vietnamese associations and organizations.

Tourists are prohibited from bringing single-use plastic products to five island communes in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Van Don district starting April 27.

A programme on screening for congenital heart diseases and administering flu vaccines for disadvantaged people was launched on April 26, targeting the central province of Quang Binh and the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, and Lam Dong.

Truong My Lan, Chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat Group, on April 26 filed an appeal against the entire first-instance verdict in the case that occurred at Van Thinh Phat Group JSC, Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) and relevant companies, units and organisations.

VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit the northern border province of Tuyen Quang on April 27, and fortunately it caused no casualties.

VOV.VN - Five workers were injured when a bus lost control and turned turtle on National Highway 1, running across Long An province, on April 27.

VOV.VN - The Maritime Administration of Vung Tau city in southern Vietnam on April 27 that it has rescued the Cyprus-flagged ship Captain Antonis which ran aground near Vung Tau estuary on April 26.

VOV.VN - The HCM City Police Investigation Agency (PC01) said on April 27 that they have busted a major transnational money laundering ring, arresting 13 local people and foreign nationals.

VOV.VN - As many as 50 Vietnamese and foreign lifeguards on April 27 took part in the International Lifeguard Competition which was held at a beach in front of the East Sea Park in central Da Nang city.