VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision to approve a development plan for the northcentral and central coastal region for the 2021 to 2030 period with a vision towards 2050.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Chairman of the Coordinating Council for the Southeastern Region, chaired the council’s third conference in the southern province of Tay Ninh on May 5.

VOV.VN - A local resident was killed by lightning and over 1,200 houses were unroofed after thunderstorms slammed into the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Bac Kan, and Tuyen Quang from April 30 to May 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the implementation of some expressway projects in the central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen, and Binh Dinh on April 29.

A programme on screening for congenital heart diseases and administering flu vaccines for disadvantaged people was launched on April 26, targeting the central province of Quang Binh and the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, and Lam Dong.

VOV.VN - The European Union considers Vietnam to be one of its priority cooperation partners in the Indo-Pacific region, said Michal Safianick, president of the Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI) of the European Council during the COASI delegation’s working session with the Vietnamese Delegation to the European Union.

Cooperation potential between Vietnam and Russia’s Zabaikal region across trade, warehouse logistics, investment, and tourism was highlighted at a hybrid talk show held by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Vladivostok city and the Vietnamese Trade Office’s branch in the Far East on April 16.

The “Vietnam - Timeless Charm” tourism brand was brought closer to Italy in a recent tourism promotion event held in Macerata city, Marche region, by the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy in collaboration with local authorities and the MRNC 12 Racing Team.

VOV.VN - The nation’s northern region will endure a heat wave starting from April 11, with daytime temperatures anticipated to rise to as high as 31°C in some localities, according to the National Centre for hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on April 3 visited Zhoang Autonomous Region of Guangxi province, China, where he met Liu Ning, Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.