VOV.VN - As temperatures soar across Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam, many local residents, especially street vendors, motorbike taxi drivers, and outdoor workers, are enduring extreme heat while trying to make a living.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports has proposed setting off fireworks every Saturday evening, starting from April 19 to May 31 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification which falls on April 30.

Vietnam's national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to launch direct flights from Hanoi to Bengaluru and Hyderabad starting in May, while private carrier Vietjet has already commenced services connecting Ho Chi Minh City to these two major Indian hubs on March 18.

VOV.VN - The annual Da Lat flower festival won two prizes at the Asia Festival Awards on March 20 held as part of the 2025 Pinnacle Awards and Asia Festival City Conference in Gyeongju city, the Republic of Korea.

PM Pham Minh Chinh requested Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces of Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong to promptly addressing concerns and recommendations to concretise and swiftly translate the Party’s policies and guidelines into practice while addressing a conference in Ba Ria – Vung Tau on March 20.

Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) Ngo Van Tuan on March 19 held working sessions with Dai Xi, Director of the Audit Bureau of Chongqing, and Hu Henghua, Mayor of Chongqing, within the framework of his visit to China.

As many as 200 Iranian tourists arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on March 19 on the first charter flight from the Middle Eastern country to Vietnam, marking a milestone in bilateral tourism cooperation.

A series of key infrastructure projects will commence or be inaugurated in Hue to mark the 50th anniversary of the central city’s liberation (March 26) and the 95th anniversary of its Party Organisation (April 1930-2025), local authorities announced on March 17.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City metro line has been listed among 12 Asian best places to visit as part of the world’s greatest places of 2025, as compiled by TIME magazine of the United States.

VOV.VN - Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has come third on the list of the Top 8 most underrated foodie cities in Asia, according to Tatler Asia, a leading luxury platform which celebrates the best of Asia.