VOV.VN - A tour guide and two foreign tourists were severely injured after a collision between a boat carrying foreign tourists and a passenger ferry on the Tien River of Tien Giang province, southern Vietnam, on April 19.

The central city of Da Nang’s Hai Chau district is set to pilot a pedestrian street on the western bank of the Han River in the end of April, on the occasion of the National Liberation Day (April 30) and May 1.

Vietnam is highly interested in the Funan Techo canal project and asks Cambodia to work closely with Vietnam and the International Mekong River Commission to share information and assess the impact of the project on the water resources and ecological environment of the Mekong Delta to ensure the harmonious interests of riparian countries and residents in the area.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is set to hold several firework displays across the city between 9 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. on April 30 as part of celebrations to mark 49 years of Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day.

A tourism stimulus programme named “Enjoy Da Nang 2024” was launched in Da Nang on March 29 to strengthen communication effects and introduce local tourism attractions to attract more visitors to the central city.

Ho Chi Minh City and the Chinese localities on the banks of the Yellow River boast much room for economic, trade, and investment cooperation thanks to cultural similarities and complementary goods strutures, heard a conference held in the Vietnamese city on March 11.

Together with countries around the world that are making efforts to protect and restore rivers, the Government of Vietnam has been implementing many important policies and practical actions to protect and revive the Earth's source of life and respond to the International Day of Action for Rivers (March 14), according to insiders.

VOV.VN - A river festival is set to be held from May 31 to June 8 in Ho Chi Minh City for the second time, with a series of cultural and entertainment activities taking place related to the southern city’s waterways for locals and tourists.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi is scheduled to start construction on four more bridges spanning the Red River this year.

Industrial parks (IPs), export processing zones (EPZs) and economic zones (EZs) in the Red River Delta granted investment registration certificates to 487 projects in 2023, including 390 foreign direct investment (FDI) and 97 domestic direct investment (DDI) projects, up 63.35% compared to last year’s figure.