Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chairman of the Coordinating Council for Red River Delta Region, chaired its first meeting in Hanoi on July 20.

Two Java pangolins, also known as the Malaysian or Sunda pangolin, weighing 3kg in total, were handed over to authorities in Phu Rieng district, the southern province of Binh Phuoc on July 20.

Books introducing Vietnam’s trade, investment, culture, tourism, and cuisine are being exhibited at the 2023 Hong Kong (China) Book Fair.

State President Vo Van Thuong attended a groundbreaking ceremony of a military-civil medical centre, and an inauguration ceremony of Con Dao passenger port in Con Dao district on July 20, as part of his working trip to the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.

State President Vo Van Thuong joined other officials and former leaders at an art performance in tribute to martyrs, revolutionaries on July 19, on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947-2023).

Japan’s discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea will not impact Vietnam’s sea areas, said Deputy Director of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Saftery under the Ministry of Science and Technology Pham Van Toan told the ministry's regular press conference for the second quarter in Hanoi on July 19.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue underlined the importance of planning, especially urban planning during a meeting with the Vietnam Urban Development Planning Association (VUPDA) in Hanoi on July 19.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee held a get-together in Hanoi on July 19 for overseas Vietnamese youths attending the 2023 Summer Camp.

The building and development of the e-Government and digital Government were among the outstanding achievements in administrative reform in the first half of this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said.

A seminar on cooperation in developing high-quality human resources between Vietnamese universities to serve the demand for personnel of enterprises, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), was held in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City on 18.

A tourism promotion programme between Sa Pa township in Vietnam’s Lao Cai province and Mile city in Honghe county of China’s Yunnan province was held in the Vietnamese northern mountainous locality on July 18.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant ministries and agencies to promptly overcome the aftermath of an extremely serious traffic accident in the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

Four Chinese tourists were killed and many others hurt after a coach overturned on Khanh Le pass in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on July 18 afternoon.

Vietnam’s northern provinces of Cao Bang and Ha Giang, and Baise city in China’s Guangxi province will continue to strictly implement three legal documents on the land border between the two countries and step up communication activities to raise public awareness so as to prevent cross-border crimes.

The image of the Vietnamese national flag on the roof of a hall on Truong Sa Lon Island was shown in the Google Maps app on July 18 morning.

A seminar on measures to promote tourism and attract visitors to the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been held recently in the locality.

India is seen as a potential market for Vietnam’s tourism, and the country will strengthen promotion activities to lure more holiday-makers from the South Asian market, according to Director of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh.

The income per capita in rural areas has increased to about 46.3 million VND each year, a rise of 4.6 million VND compared to 2020.

With more than 5,000 accommodation establishments receiving Travel Sustainable badge of Booking.com, Vietnam is among the top five countries in Asia-Pacific region with the highest number of the providers of this kind of service recognised for their efforts to operate more sustainably.

Travel companies have suggested opening more tourism representative offices abroad, with priority to China, Thailand, India, Europe and the US, in an attempt to boost the attraction of foreign tourists now that the bottleneck in the field of visa has been removed.