After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnam International Choir Competition is set to resume in Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam from April 2 to 6.

A ceremony to welcome the first direct flight from Narita airport in Tokyo (Japan) to Da Nang after a long suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic was held by the national carrier Vietnam Airlines in the central beach city on March 26.

VOV.VN - The export value of Vietnamese tea to China in the initial two months of the year quadrupled from the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Vietnamese and Lao defence ministries held the third deputy ministerial-level defence policy dialogue in the Lao northern province of Houaphane on March 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnam desires and stays ready to cooperate with US President Joe Biden's administration to continue deepening bilateral ties in an effective and sustainable fashion, for the sake of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Karl Van den Bossche has called Vietnam a responsible, reliable and stable partner in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (March 22, 1973-2023).

The northern province of Ha Nam wishes that businesses from Taiwan (China) will pour more investments in the locality, a provincial official said on March 21, pledging to facilitate their operation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received in Hanoi on March 21 Cambodian Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Hom and Hang Da markets were once bustling sites in Hanoi, although now they have fallen quiet as a result of the impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VAF) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) jointly organised a forum aimed at marking the International Day of Forests running with the theme of “Healthy Forests for Healthy People” on March 21 in Hanoi.