The 2023 Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival in the south central province of Khanh Hoa will take place from June 3-6 with more than 60 events, organisers said at a press conference in Hanoi on April 26.

With diverse natural resources and rich ecosystems, Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve in Gia Vien district, the northern province of Ninh Binh, has many advantages and potential to develop a service-based economy, effectively contributing to local socio-economic development.

Police of Ho Chi Minh City have launched investigation into 22 cases involving 65 persons for drug-related charges and dealt with 12 persons involved in administrative violations, while probing into some flight attendants’ smuggling of drugs from France to Tan Son Nhat Airport on March 16.

With subtropical climate and picturesque natural scenery, the mountainous resort town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province is expected to welcome up to 200,000 visitors during the upcoming holidays including the Hung King’s Commemoration Day, the National Reunification Day (April 30) and International May Day (May 1).

Domestic and international experts have acknowledged Hanoi’s activeness in implementing its initiatives and commitments as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, particularly the engagement of the entire community in creative activities.

The Ministry of Health’s Department of Medical Services Administration and the UNICEF Child Protection Programme Division held a working session with leaders of hospitals under the management of the ministry and the Hanoi Health Department to develop social work services and care for the health and protection of children in hospitals.

Industry experts have said there is still much-untapped potential for developing One Commune-One Product (OCOP) items associated with tourism activities in the Mekong Delta region.

The Vietnamese Government has issued a resolution approving an agreement on social insurance signed with the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 14, 2021.

Stories of some witnesses to history at Camp Davis during the implementation of the Paris Peace Accords were shared at a discussion held in Hanoi on April 25.

The Cua Dai Border Guard Station in the southern province of Ben Tre on April 25 said it has received a Myanmar national who was found adrift at sea and rescued by local fishermen.

A Pa Chai border guard station under the Border Guard of northern Dien Bien province and the Border Management Detachment of Jiangcheng, Yunnan province of China, held a meeting at the border marker No.3 on April 25 to inform each other about border management situation and the results of bilateral cooperation since 2022.

Vietnamese and Cambodian ministries, agencies and localities will coordinate in building and perfecting legal frameworks and cooperation mechanisms to facilitate collaboration between border provinces, as agreed at a conference in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on April 25.

The capital city is making efforts to improve its Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) this year.

A seminar on building partnerships between Vietnam and the US in higher education was organised on April 25 by the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of representatives from more than 30 Vietnamese higher education institutions.

Vietnamese and foreign tourists will have a chance to visit the headquarters of the People's Committee and People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City - a national-level architectural and artistic monument, on the upcoming national holidays.

Tan Thanh fishing village market in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam, set up more than 3 years ago, has gradually become a familiar destination for domestic and foreign tourists, and is expected to be a rendezvous connecting visitors to Quang Nam.

Some 50 journalists from 47 countries around the world are attending the World Journalists Conference 2023 (WJC), which opened in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on April 25. The Vietnam Journalists Association sent two representatives to this conference.

A programme to popularise the Vietnamese culture was held in Birmingham on April 23 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United Kingdom.

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang and President of the Argentine National News Agency (Telam) Bernada Llorente signed a cooperation agreement in Buenos Aires on April 24 (local time).

Travel agents in Vietnam are making necessary preparations for the upcoming Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification and May Day holidays from April 29 to May 3, as the travel demand is forecast to surge.