In an effort to overcome current shortcomings and improve the efficiency of traditional markets, Hanoi will review and adjust the market network in tandem with infrastructure planning.

The Ministry of Commerce aims to develop Chanthaburi in eastern Thailand into a fruit hub of Asia, as the province is rich in many tropical fruit varieties of high quality.

The Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports have worked together to promote full-cycle medical tourism and wellness toward the goal of "Stability, Prosperity, and Sustainability.”

Hanoi launched a smart parking service on May 1 that will allow drivers to find parking spots and pay parking fares using their smartphones.

More and more big investors are pouring money into the education sector, which is seen as profitable and safe.

A music programme title “For the future 2017” was held by the charity fund “Voice from the heart” on May 1 at the Hanoi – Moscow complex (Incentra) in Moscow capital of Russia to help disadvantaged children and women. 

Vietnamese communities abroad recently organised activities, including meetings and sports competitions, to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the liberation of South Vietnam and national reunification (April 30) and the 131st anniversary of May Day (May 1). 

When asked how many bridges had been built as a result of his fund-raising efforts, farmer Mai Van Vo, a former war veteran, had no idea.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Nguyen Duc Hoa has affirmed that the Vietnamese embassy in Ottawa and Vietnamese Consulate General in Vancouver will always link the overseas Vietnamese up with the home country. 

VOV.VN - Forty-seven people have died on roadways in Vietnam over the three days leading up to May 1, reports the Vietnam Traffic Police Department.

VOV.VN - Police in the southern province of Tay Ninh say they seized 21 kilos of methamphetamine after discovering drugs concealed in luggage at the Moc Bai International Border Gate.

Samsung Vietnam has held its Global Samsung Aptitude Test (GSAT) for applicants from both the north and the south at the National Convention Center (NCC) and at Samsung HCMC Complex (SEHC).

Ethnic minority farmers and experts in central Vietnam are working to conserve and breed a once-abundant species of indigenous fowl.

Estonian musician Meigo Märk has recently completed walking in Vietnam, the 19th country in his walking journey named ‘The Walk Around the World.’

After 42 years of liberation of the south and national reunification, HCM City has made significant achievements in various areas and become a driving force for the country’s development, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.

A total of 1,000 hearing aids have been presented to deaf patients in the central region as part of a programme co-organised by the VinaCapital Fund, Starkey Hearing Foundation, Da Nang Volunteer, and Hoan My hospital.

Ten years after beginning renovation work on old apartment buildings in Hanoi, the city has renovated 14 of some 1,516 old apartment buildings, a seminar has reported.

An art performance was held in the central province of Quang Tri’s Hien Luong-Ben Hai special national historical relic site to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification and the 45th anniversary of the liberation of Quang Tri.

The Vietnamese community in Ukraine and the Buddhist sangha in Kharkov city, on April 30, organised a requiem for Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their lives to defend the national sovereignty.

A show highlighting the beauty of Vietnam’s sea and islands took place at the Corvinus University in Budapest of Hungary on April 29, attracting hundreds of participants.

VOV.VN - Most workers have a holiday on May Day (May 1), but there are still those who must work on the holiday to earn their living.

The April 30 victory in 1975 was also broadcast by the Voice of Russia. 42 years have gone, but the special broadcast is a vivid memory of correspondent Aleksey Sunnenberg.

On April 30th 1975, Artist Kim Cuc was among two broadcasters of Radio the Voice of Vietnam who read a special bulletin on the country’s great triumph that ended the war in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Trade Union, whose role is protecting the legitimate rights of working citizens, has been pushing to support Vietnamese workers overseas. 

VOV.VN - This May Day holiday weekend, thousands flocked to Sam Son Beach to relax, enjoy the picture-perfect weather and have some old-fashioned fun in the sun.

VOV.VN -The long holiday weekend has turned into a logistical nightmare for Da Lat as tens of thousands of revellers converge on the city leaving it one of the country’s largest beer drenched parties.

VOV.VN - Nearly a thousand needy people with hearing loss living in the central region of Vietnam received the gift of hearing from the Starkey Hearing Foundation at a ceremony held on May 1. 

The 2017 French-Vietnamese Job Fair will take place at the Novotel Saigon Center Hotel in District 3, HCMC from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 6.

VOV.VN - Every Wednesday, classroom B in Hanoi Industrial College rumbles with conversations in English and the laughter of teacher Paul George Harding and his students.

The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa hosted the “ASEAN Sports and Family’s Day 2017” in Pretoria, the capital city of South Africa on April 29.