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.

A forum on Vietnam’s digital challenges took place on April 9, a follow-up of a chain of technological events initiated by the Ministry of Information and Communications in 2020.

VOV.VN - Tran Duc Phan, deputy head of the Department of Sports and Physical Training, was elected as president of the Vietnam National Baseball - Softball Federation (VBSF) during its first congress held in Hanoi on April 10.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s KT Corp. on April 9 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam Television Cable (VTVcab), a subsidiary of Vietnam Television, on cooperation in developing music streaming platform in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese ambassador to France Nguyen Thiep has been conferred the Legion of Honour, the highest French Order of Merit, from the French President in recognition of his contribution to promoting the two countries’ relations.