With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, look no further than Vietnam’s Hoi An city for the perfect romantic getaway.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has set the target of having three more communes meet all criteria for new-style rural areas in 2019, which means all 36 communes in the city earn the status this year.

The northern province of Tuyen Quang held a ceremony on February 13 to launch 2019 emulation drive and announce the Prime Minister’s Decision recognising Na Hang – Lam Binh Nature Reserve as a special national tourist site.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended a ceremony to launch a New Year tree planting festival in Lam Son commune, Luong Son district, the northern province of Hoa Binh, on February 13.

Police in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La arrested a local man on February 12 for illegally storing 3,200 methamphetamine pills.

Vietnamese students won two gold medals at the International Talent Mathematics Contest (ITMC), which took place in Thailand from February 7 to 11.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved tasks adjusting the master plan for the central city of Da Nang.

Hungarian Ambassador Ory Csaba and Can Tho authorities sat down on February 12 to discuss cooperation activities, including the organisation of a Hungary cultural week in the Mekong Delta city this year.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hosted a reception on February 12 for a delegation from SOS Children’s Villages International and a group of donors, led by Governor of Austria’s Tyrol state Gunther Platter and Honorary President of the organisation Helmut Kutin.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited and extended Lunar New Year wishes to personnel at the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) in Hanoi on February 12.

Two Russian tourists were found dead at Pham Van Dong beach, in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa, on February 12.

Authorities are augmenting support for the Vietnamese workers victimised by a fire at a company in Taiwan on February 6.

Nearly 99 percent of labourers have returned to work at industrial parks and economic zones in the northern port city of Hai Phong following the nine-day traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The Cao Dai Tay Ninh Church in the southern province of Tay Ninh held the grand ritual dedicated to the Duc Chi Ton (Supreme Being) or Great Father who they believe to be the ancestor of the world, on February 12.

Universities have launched new majors to meet the demands of digital transformation in the 4.0 industry era.

Children of the ethnic minority groups now feel more confident to attend primary schools as language barrier has been gradually removed.

The Ha Long international passenger port in the northern province of Quang Ninh welcomed the six-star cruise ship Silver Shadow on February 10-11.

Many fishermen in the central region have reported bumper catches during Tet (the Lunar New Year).

The Complex of Hue Monuments in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed 158,000 visitors during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 2-10, including over 50,000 foreigners, up 14.8 percent annually.

Police in the central province of Thanh Hoa caught red handed a man trafficking ten kilogrammes of crystal meth from Laos to Vietnam.