The 15th Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) report was announced on April 2, showing progress in citizen perceptions on local anti-corruption efforts and e-governance but a backsliding in transparency in 2023.

A total of 65 prizes have been presented to individuals and groups winning the "Denmark in Your Eyes" painting contest at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 2.

The People's Committee of Catt Hai district, the northern city of Hai Phong held the "Cat Ba Xanh 2024" event on March 31 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to Cat Hai and to kick off the Cat Ba tourism season 2024. ​

Fourteen more bus routes connecting HCM City's Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport will be put into operation this year, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

The agricultural sector in Trà Vinh Province is raising awareness and supporting livestock farmers to vaccinatie their poultry against avian influenza.

An Giang Province has increased its forest fire warning level to fifth, the highest and indicating an extremely dangerous threat, because of prolonged dry weather.

Myriad activities honouring the traditional dress of ao dai brought close to 3.5 million visitors, including 480,000 foreigners, to Ho Chi Minh City last month.

More comfortable conditions are then expected from April 8 to 14 before hot weather returns.

From the first time Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2013 until February 26, 2024 when the country announced that it will run for a seat at the council again for the 2026 - 2028 tenure and called for international support, hostile organisations tried every trick to get in Vietnam's way.

The adoption of farming models to adapt to climate change in Kiên Giang Province is offering sustainability and big incomes for farmers.

Provinces and cities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta including Bạc Liêu Province are being affected by drought and saltwater intrusion.

Nguyễn Thị Mai Hoa, deputy head of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education, spoke with the online newspaper Tin tức (News) about the shortage of public high schools in major cities.

Damage assessment shows that it ravaged a total area of 470 square metres.

Several serious landslides happened in Lâm Đồng Province in 2023, killing nine in total.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has sent a letter of congratulations to Khmer people, monks and nuns on the occasion of their traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay 2024.

Economic and social development activities, overexploitation, pollution, diseases, and climate change have adversely affected the ecological environment, leading to a severe decline or the extinction of many precious indigenous aquatic species.

Traffic accidents killed 2,723 people nationwide in the first quarter of this year, a decline of 484 people or 15.1% year on year, said the Traffic Police Department.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter of congratulations to Khmer people, monks and nuns on the occasion of their traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay 2024.

Nearly 36,200 job seekers in Ho Chi Minh City in the first quarter of this year are well educated and possess prior training, accounting for 97.21% of the total number, according to the Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information (Falmi) on April 1.

Giving instruction at the conference, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan said that the marine economy must contribute to solving social problems, creating livelihoods and job opportunities for people.