VOV.VN - The ongoing heat wave is further gripping Vietnam on April 29-30 and is expected to decrease in intensity in the northern and central regions when a weak cold spell hits on May 1.
VOV.VN - Major media outlets of the Republic of Korea have reported that Kim Sang-sik, former coach of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, will take over as coach of the Vietnam national football team, succeeding Park Hang-seo.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in France and the French Communist Party (PCF) branch of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps city on April 28 held a memorial ceremony for female communist Raymonde Dien, who on February 23, 1950 lay on the tracks in a train station to block a train carrying weapons to Indochina in protest of the French war in Vietnam.
Local rubber tire producer, Da Nang Rubber joint-stock Corporation and Oceanside One Trading company from Brazil have inked an agreement on rubber tire distribution contract in Brazil and the US market, promising an increase in export turn-over from US$70 million to US$150 million per year.
This year’s first joint patrol of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) and the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the vicinity of the countries’ demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin was wrapped up on April 29.
VOV.VN - The second Vietnam Festival in Osaka, Japan was jointly held on April 27 by the Vietnamese General Consulate in Osaka in collaboration with the administrations of Japanese prefectures in Kansai region and Vietnamese associations and organizations.
VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit the northern border province of Tuyen Quang on April 27, and fortunately it caused no casualties.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended the 20th ASEAN-Russia SOM in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 26.
Vietnam has emerged as one of the most promising shoppertainment markets and is expected to become an e-commerce powerhouse in Southeast Asia.
VOV.VN - A number of Brazilian football superstars such as Dunga, Rivaldo, Lucio, Roberto Carlos, Giovanni, Jose Kleberson, Edmilson and Paulo Sergio, arrived in Da Nang on April 26 for a friendly footfall festival.