The Department of Construction of central Da Nang city has listed 17 commercial housing projects that allow foreigners to own homes, including eight in Son Tra peninsula and six in downtown Hai Chau district.

Nine kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and 2,000 meth pills were seized after three drug traffickers were arrested in Huong Son district of the central province of Ha Tinh on February 15 evening.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta have developed agri-tourism models that have not only increased their incomes but also contributed to sustainable agriculture and rural development in the area.

The Tam Chuc Pagoda festival kicked off in Kim Bang district in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 16, which falls on the 12th day of the first lunar month.

Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi and Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) of the Vietnam National University-Hanoi Pham Quang Minh on February 15 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on teaching the Indonesian language at the USSH.

A wall of rubber tyres has been installed along Lo Xo mountain pass which passes through the central provinces of Quang Nam and Kon Tum.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on February 15 that it will add nearly 4,000 seats on wide-body aircraft on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route between now and February 17 to meet increasing demand following the Lunar New Year festival.

The Hanoi City People’s Committee announced a decision to establish a steering committee on building the municipal e-government on February 15.

The Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), a member of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation, has announced that it officially launched the first flight service linking Vinh city, in the central province of Nghe An, with the central city of Da Nang on February 15.

A seminar was held at the military school of the northernmost province of Ha Giang on February 15 to recall the war that defended the northern border 40 years ago.

Border guards in the central province of Quang Tri, in coordination with the security force of Savannakhet province of Laos, have arrested a Lao man for smuggling 94,000 meth pills.

The central coastal region of Vietnam boasts huge tourism potential and efforts are underway to turn this sector into a driving force of local development.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the Vietnam Association of Historical Science (VAHS) jointly held a national conference in Hanoi on February 15 to discuss the northern border defence war (1979-2019).

Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City has placed among the top 25 universities and research institutes in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in terms of scientific research articles (ISI) published in the world's leading prestigious journals.

The south central province of Ninh Thuan is expected to welcome 2.35 million visitors in 2019 and earn 1.15 trillion VND (49.95 million USD) from tourism.

The Vietnam Social Security’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City aims to increase social insurance coverage to 54 percent of the local workforce, equivalent to more than 2.5 million people in 2019.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is planning to build its first green infrastructure park in the near future.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed off a national plan on avian influenza prevention and control for 2019-2025 with a view to reducing its impact on society and the economy.

A project on developing construction materials to build facilities in coastal and island localities through 2025 has been approved by the Government, the Ministry of Construction has said.

The northern border defence war, which took place 40 years ago on February 17, was the focus of a seminar held in the northern border province of Ha Giang on February 14.