The People’s Committee of central Da Nang city and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a workshop on April 13 to look into the Lien Chieu Port development project.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 13 for ambassadors and chargés d'affaires of ASEAN member states, who came to congratulate him on his election as new President of Vietnam.

Samsung Vietnam on April 12 officially announced the recruitment of engineers, including bachelors in all majors from universities and institutes throughout the country in 2021 with a deadline of submission on 16 May, 2021. The recruiment aimed to expand its research and development (R&D) and production activities.

Secretary of the Party Committee of the central province of Quang Nam Phan Viet Cuong received Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang on April 12, during which they hoped to enhance collaboration between the Vietnamese locality and Laos’ southern provinces.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12 received over VND34 billion (US$1.47 million) from businesses, local residents and overseas Vietnamese to buy COVID-19 vaccines.

Japan-based Enshu Railway Co., Ltd. will invest in the establishment of a subsidiary focusing on software development in Vietnam in July.

VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam (VOV) opened Book Week 2021 on April 12 at the National Broadcasting Center to mark the upcoming Vietnam Book Day on April 21.

VOV.VN - Following its development and creation by the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), micro-satellite NanoDragon has now completed all testing and is set to be launched into orbit during Japan's 2021 fiscal year.

Vietnam has advantages to develop a materials industry but has not developed in line with its potential, Tran Tuan Anh, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, said at a conference held on April 10 in Ho Chi Minh City.

A programme called “Dieu uoc cho em” (Wishes for children) was launched on April 11 to call for resources to support the development of education in extremely difficult areas.