A delegation of the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs led by Deputy Minister-Vice Chairman of the Committee Y Vinh Tor on April 5 visited Soai So Tum Nop pagoda in An Giang province’s Tri Ton district on the occasion of the Chol Chnam Thmay festival.

In lieu of the dangerous train traffic at the site, the Hanoi Department of Tourism said on April 4 that it has asked businesses offering tourism and transport services in the city not to launch tours of the train street, a popular destination for many foreign visitors.

The international exhibition of educational technology, IT, equipment, toys, and school supplies BESS VIETNAM 2023 is going to take place on April 21 and 22 in Ho Chi Minh City, the organisers have said.

Rural areas in the northern province of Hung Yen have undergone drastic changes after 12 years implementing the national target programme on building new-style rural areas. The province is continuing with efforts to maintain and further improve the living conditions in rural areas.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha highlilghted the importance of cooperation in labour and vocational training between Vietnam and Cambodia, during his reception for Cambodian Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng in Hanoi on April 5.

The volume of international visitors coming to Vietnam by sea in March rose by over 2.8 times compared to the previous month, according statistics of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Representatives from the Government, international organisations, trade associations, employment service suppliers of Vietnam and Japan gathered at a forum held in Hanoi on April 4 to discuss measures to improve the recruitment of workers to international standards.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and Cambodian Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng on April 5 co-chaired the Vietnam-Cambodia Labour Ministers' Meeting in Hanoi.

A working team of the Military Command of the southern province of Binh Phuoc on April 4 discovered the remains of seven war martyrs in Phu Lac hamlet, Thanh Phu commune, Binh Long town, bringing the total number of sets of remains of war martyrs found in the hamlet to 20.

As one of countries most affected by unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war, Vietnam has paid special attention to the clearance of bombs and mines in order to free land to serve socio-economic development and at the same time promote activities to support and help UXO victims.

The Journal of Asia Business and Economic Studies published by the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City has been included in the list of Australian Business Deans Council.

The central province of Quang Tri has the highest rate of mine and bomb pollution in Vietnam with 81% of the province’s total land area littered with dangerous ordnance of this kind.

The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has proposed prosecuting 54 defendants involved in the cases of “giving and accepting bribes, brokering bribery, abusing positions and power while performing duties, and fraudulently appropriating property”, which occurred at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Hanoi and other provinces and cities, after the agency concluded its investigations.

The Cuu Long University and Laos’ Institute for Information Technology and Communication under the Ministry of Technology and Communications on April 4 opened a Vietnamese language course for Lao personnel.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc welcomed 2.2 million visitors in the first quarter of 2023, which marks a year-over-year increase of 80%, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam remains an important source of tourists to Singapore, and the country has always been an attractive destination for international holidaymakers, including Singaporeans, according to chief representative of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in Vietnam Serene Ng.

Former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet Jeria, who is also former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Executive Director of UN Women, met with female diplomats and students of Vietnam on April 3 to talk about the role of women leaders in multilateral organisations along with diplomatic, political, and social activities.

A symposium was held in London on April 3 to discuss how British non-governmental organisations (NGO) that are operating in Vietnam can support the country’s socio-economic development.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Sen. Lt. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong has urged the coast guard force to actively consult ministries, agencies, and localities in coordinating in the fight against illegal, unreported and undocumented (IUU) fishing.

A delegation led by Deputy Secretary of Dak Nong provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee Ho Van Muoi on April 3 visited Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province on the occasion of the Khmer people's Chol Chnam Thmay (traditional new year) festival.