An investigation will be launched after an image circulated on social media claiming to be a ‘new hotel’ built on the side of a mountain at the World Natural Heritage of Ha Long Bay.

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with 75 young people from the Party Committee of the Central Agencies’ Bloc who are role models in following late President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings in Hanoi on May 25.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien attended the 90th General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) from May 21-25 in Paris, France.

A ceremony was held in the central province of Thanh Hoa on May 25 to rebury the remains of 16 fallen soldiers repatriated from Laos.

The capital city of Hanoi is taking steps to raise personal yearly income of farmers to 70 million VND (nearly 3,000 USD) in 2023 and to 80 million VND in 2025.

A man in Thanh Binh ward, Hai Chau district, the central city of Da Nang, has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for “fabricating, storing, spreading, disseminating information, materials, items for opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the Criminal Code 2015.

The People's Committee of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on May 25 held memorial and burial services at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Duc Co district for the remains of 22 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who fell down in Cambodia during the wartime.

Chief coordinator of the Swiss Tourism for Sustainable Development Project (ST4SD) Ken Wood had a working session with officials of Quang Nam province on May 25 to promote the implemetation of green and sustainable tourism programmes and projects in the central locality.

Communications campaigns raising fishermen’s awareness about the Law on Fisheries and the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing are considered the leading measure in Vietnamese coastal localities’ effort to get the European Commission (EC)'s “yellow card” warning to be removed soon.

Designer Cao Thi Huyen (Rose Cao), a Serbian overseas Vietnamese, has become the first Vietnamese to win a prize at the Chelsea Flower Show 2023, the world's most prestigious annual flower exhibition hosted by the UK’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

The steering committee for developing a project on organising the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 (Vietnam Defence 2024) convened a meeting on May 24 in Hanoi, with Deputy Minister of National Defence and committee head Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien on the chair.

The 2023 Ninh Binh tourism week, themed “The Golden Colour of Tam Coc - Trang An”, is expected to draw a large number of domestic and foreign visitors to the northern province of Ninh Binh over eight days, starting from May 27.

The reputable Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda (Komsomol Truth) on May 24 published an article highlighting the potential and prospects of the Russia-Vietnam relationship in the current situation, on the occasion of the Vietnam visit by Chairman of the United Russia Party and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will restore its Hanoi (Vietnam)-Luang Prabang (Laos)-Siem Reap (Cambodia) route on the first day of July, with a frequency of three flights per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has required the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to coordinate with the ministry’s inspectorate and tourism management units to inspect accommodation facilities in key tourism areas across the country.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have taken various measures to combat loan sharks, and their efforts have paid off.

Six works winning prizes in the writing contest entitled "Buddhism in my heart" were honoured at a ceremony held on May 24 at Quan Su pagoda in Hanoi, which is the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

Four provinces in the southern part of the Red River Delta, namely Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, and Thai Binh, have been taking steps to tap into their natural advantages to develop agricultural and rural tourism.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted to the Government a plan in which it proposes a 20.8% increase of pensions and social insurance benefits and monthly allowances for those with no salary increase from January 1, 2022.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged stepping up wildfire prevention measures as heatwaves are scorching many localities nationwide, increasing the risk of wildfires.