Parents in Hanoi may feel delighted when knowing that a fascinating playground for toddles and kids will be held in May.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a target programme on developing a social support system for the 2016-20 period.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Buenos Aires has decided to present the President’s Friendship Medal to Claudio Gutierrez, former Argentinean Ambassador to Vietnam, for his contributions to the two countries’ relations.

The Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) will offer more than 500 opportunities for Vietnamese students to study and work in Japan this year.

A photo exhibition to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the liberation of South Vietnam and national reunification has been held at the General Antonio Maceo Military Academy of Cuba.

VOV.VN -The Lotte Foundation has presented grants and scholarships valued at US$15,600 to 78 outstanding university students in Hanoi for the 2016-2017 academic year.

The People’s Court of Hanoi on April 27 sentenced eight people to death for trafficking 490 bricks of heroin hidden in gas cylinders, after a four-day trial.

VOV.VN - Leaders of US Company GE and global and local energy sector experts shared new ideas, case studies and best practices with more than 200 attendees and industry experts at a April 27 conference to address the challenges and opportunities for Vietnam’s Energy Ecosystem.

Ho Chi Minh City will not hold fireworks shows in commemoration of the 42th anniversary of Reunification Day (April 30), municipal leaders confirmed on April 27.

A conference was held by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) in Hanoi on April 27 to review public efforts to conserve Vietnam’s heritage trees over the last seven years. 

The Department for External Relations of the northern province of Tuyen Quang has informed the Embassy of Argentina in Hanoi on the death of an Argentinean national due to traffic accident.

The Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK) and foreign guests gathered at a ceremony held on April 27 by the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975-2017).

of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on April 27 launched a three-month campaign to encourage people to President join a movement to show gratitude to those who rendered service to the nation towards the 70th Vietnam's War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

A ship with nearly 200 outstanding youngsters from across Vietnam onboard was dispatched from Ho Chi Minh City on April 27 to present gifts to residents and soldiers living in Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago and Platform DK1 in the country’s southern continental shelf.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs have launched a 3-month movement to care for veterans and martyrs relatives leading up to Vietnam Day for Invalids and War Martyrs on July 27.

VOV.VN - Vincom is expecting traffic to be heavy as it rolls out promotions to entice shoppers with prizes during its grand opening of five mega-malls across Vietnam over the Liberation Day holiday weekend.

 Nearly 300 professors, doctors and leading oncologists have gathered in central Da Nang city to take part in a national conference on cancer prevention and control which opened on April 27.

Prolonged heat has put all forest areas in the southern province of Ca Mau in a high fire alert.

VOV.VN - The Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag arrived at Cam Ranh Bay today Apr. 27, for a goodwill visit. 

Some 17 black spots where traffic accidents are common have been reported in Ho Chi Minh City. Of them, many are located on roads to sea ports and dry ports, causing serious traffic congestion and hindering the city’s development, the municipal Department of Transport has said.

An unexploded bomb weighing around 250kg was removed from Con Nhat Ferry in the Hong (Red) River Delta province of Thai Binh, the provincial Military Command has said.

The monthly basic salary for civil servants, public employees and those working in the armed forces will be raised to VND1.3 million (US$57.16) from July 1, following the newly issued Decree 47/2017/ND-CP of the Government.

A Vietnamese major bank has reported losing around VND2 billion (US$88,000) at a branch in the southern Mekong Delta during a heist by a masked man shortly before the lender ended its business hours.

Authorities in Vietnam's northern province of Quang Ninh have arrested a Chinese woman for attempting to smuggle 140 iPhones into the country, a local newspaper reported.

Police of Vietnam and Laos held a conference on April 26 to review a plan on fighting drug crimes along the border section between Vietnam’s Son La province and Laos’s Houaphan province.

Facebook has been asked to increase cooperation with Vietnam to block and remove bad content and fake news in this social network.

VOV.VN - The Radio Asia Conference 2017 begins on April 26 in Bangkok,drawing hundreds of radio broadcasters, researchers, and experts across the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

VOV.VN -Scientist Pham Ha My has been selected to represent Vietnam at a communication competition that allows applicants just three minutes to talk about a scientific concept while being judged on the three ‘C’s – content, clarity and charisma.

The Animal Health Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported a new H5N1 bird flu outbreak in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

Ho Chi Minh City will create favourable conditions for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to effectively implement humanitarian projects and programmes, said a local official.