A festival entitled “We are together” was held in the Seongnam city in Gyeonggi province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 29 to herald the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the RoK.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France held a ceremony to mark the 42nd anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30) in Paris on April 28.

A flag-raising ceremony was held at the Hien Luong – Ben Hai historic site in Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri on April 30 to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975) and the 45th anniversary of the liberation of Quang Tri (May 1, 1972).

Researchers and students from the University of National Autonomy of Mexico said they have admired Vietnam’s renovation achievements and its growing role in the region and the world.

The Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association of Japan’s Kawasaki city has donated more than 210 bicycles to poor students in central Da Nang city and Quang Nam province.    

The education sector of the central city of Da Nang has taken measures to help children learn to swim together with skills to survive in drowning accidents. 

Hanoi authorities have agreed on piloting the operation of ordinary buses in the lane currently reserved for the bus rapid transit (BRT).

A speedboat service which this month started to bring tourists to Con Co, an island in the central province of Quang Tri, has been suspended over safety concerns.

Amidst the mountains of northern Vietnam’s Tuyen Quang Province lies a valley where locals have been producing military ammunition for generations.

Businesses already allowed to stay open after midnight should not be disturbed by unnecessary inspections, administrators said at a meeting to discuss solutions to make Ho Chi Minh City more appealing to night-owl tourists

Hours-long traffic congestion was observed in various areas surrounding Tan San Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28 as people started leaving the southern metropolis for a four-day holiday.

Vietnam’s Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has proposed banning the sale of liquor at karaoke parlors countrywide as a measure to lessen the potential effects of alcoholic drinks.

VOV.VN - Historical-documentary novel “A War Account 1-2-3-4.75” by journalist and writer Tran Mai Hanh contains original facts about last days of the Republic of Vietnam administration until the national Reunification Day on April 30, 1975.

Police in Hanoi have arrested three alleged members of a wildlife trafficking ring and seized a large amount of illegal products, after tracking one of them for several years, according to media reports.

A Vietnamese woman who came to Taiwan 17 years ago is now passing on the love for her mother tongue to local learners and children of cross-national marriages.

The new, modern Ho Chi Minh City Children’s House was opened to citywide kids on April 29, after three years of renovation.

The road in Vietnam's capital cost a whopping US$43 million, earning it the shiny nickname.

The health sector of Hanoi is stepping up measures to prevent dengue fever as the disease is likely to spread widely.

Software and website designers from Asia, including Vietnam, will gather in Hanoi on May 18-19 to compete in the APEC App Challenge. 

Trade unions need to make concerted efforts to ensure safe working places for workers, Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Tran Thanh Hai said at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 28 to launch action month for labour safety and hygiene.

VOV.VN - Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) hosted on April 28 a meeting with Liberation Radio staff on the occasion of the 42nd National Reunification Day and the 55th anniversary of the Liberation Radio.

VOV.VN - The President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front on Friday sent a letter of congratulations to the Vietnam Buddhist dignitaries and its followers at home and abroad on Buddha’s 2561st birthday.

As many as 62 new bus routes will be launched in Hanoi by 2020 to meet the local demand and reduce traffic jams, according to Ha Huy Quang, Deputy Director of the city’s Department of Transportation.

A workshop on pollution control and corporate social responsibility of Vietnam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) took place in Hanoi on April 28.

Vietnam is set to enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation to step up research activities in basic sciences, according to a programme for basic sciences development between 2017 and 2025.

Following quick avian flu tests in the northern province of Lang Son, negative results were recorded at the biggest market of Gieng Vuong and That Khe market – the nearest to the border with China. 

The annual Vietnam Sea and Islands Week will take place in the southernmost province of Ca Mau in June in response to World Oceans Day (June 8), the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment announced.

Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company in Ha Tinh province has completed 52 out of 53 environmental protection tasks required of it after violating regulations on environmental protection, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE). 

Patients sent complaints about waiting for tests, motorbike parking and toilets to leaders of HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1 via a new system installed there by the city’s Department of Health.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son hoped that FPT Corporation, a Vietnamese information technology company, and French enterprises will sign cooperation agreements, especially in information and technology service supply.