An airline of Vietnam has suspended a pilot testing positive for ketamine, Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam Ho Minh Tan said on May 5.

The Viet – Smart Travel Card was officially launched by Tourism Information Technology Centre (TITC) under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism on May 5.

The northern province of Ninh Binh, home to an array of historical sites, is striving to turn such an advantage into a tourism strength in the time to come.

Double-decker buses provided 127 free trips for 6,681 passengers during April 28 – May 2 holiday in the capital city of Hanoi, reported the municipal Transport Department.

Vietnam welcomed more than 300,000 foreign visitors and served 7 million domestic tourists during the five-day holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, Reunification Day and International Workers’ Day from April 29 to May 3, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan received Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women in Vietnam, on May 4, appreciating his guest’s contributions to the promotion of gender equality and the protection of women and girls.

There are about 2.5 million automobiles that need mechanical checks in the next six months, according to the Vietnam Register (VR).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested airports and airlines to enforce the regulation on electronic identification and authentication in the aviation sector.

A total of 129 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam during the national holidays from April 29 to May 3, killing 67 people and injuring 90 others, according to the Traffic Police Department.

Localities across Vietnam saw a boom in the number of tourists during the five-day holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, Reunification Day and International Workers’ Day from April 29 to May 3 – the second longest national holidays only after the lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

With nearly 200,000 KRW in each per-capita card transaction, Vietnamese tourists spent the most among international visitors to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in 2022, according to the RoK’s credit card and financial service company BC Card.

A book festival was held in Moscow on May 1 in response to the Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21), giving a chance for the Vietnamese community in Russia to meet, exchange books and promote the reading culture.

A kite flying festival was held on May 1 along the beach of Phan Thiet resort city in the south central province of Binh Thuan, drawing a large number of domestic and foreign visitors.

Around 52,250 visitors, including 2,900 foreigners, came to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of Vietnam, at his mausoleum in Hanoi during three holiday days from April 29 to May 1.

The Ha Long Carnival 2023, themed “Ha Long Dance – Harmony of Five Continents”, opened on May 1 evening on Vo Nguyen Giap street, Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh.

Under a new initiative approved by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, at least one million homes will be built for low-income and industrial park workers by 2030.

The Vietnamese Veterans’ Association in Russia held a ceremony in Moscow on April 30 marking the 48th anniversary of southern liberation and national reunification and the 137th anniversary of International May Day (May 1).

There were 3,159 traffic accidents nationwide from December 15 – April 14, claiming the lives of 1,895 people and injuring 2,154 others, reported the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee.

A Facebook user in the northern port city of Hai Phong has been fined 7.5 million VND (319.6 USD) for his acts of spreading false and misleading information on cyberspace.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Macau (China), in collaboration with the Association of Vietnamese in Macau, held a gathering in the Macau Special Administrative Region on April 30 to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the southern liberation and national reunification (April 30) and International May Day (May 1).