The number of Vietnamese labourers aged from 15 reached some 51.2 million in the first quarter of this year, up 200,000 as compared with the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A tourism promotion video clip, themed “Let’s shine and live fully”, was officially launched on the YouTube channel of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on April 30.

By 2025, Vietnam would have about 1.5 million private enterprises, of which about 60,000-70,000 are medium- and large-sized ones. This is one of the targets set in the cabinet’s action plan for implementation of the 12th Party Central Committee’s Resolution on developing the private sector as an important driving force of the economy.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on April 14 signed Decision No. 461/QD-TTg approving a planning scheme for the Central Highlands through 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.

Vietnamese singer Sơn Tùng M-TP's official video for the track "There’s No One At All" was taken down from YouTube Việt Nam, amid controversy over its suicidal and violent content.

Vietnam aims to replant or transplant about 107,000ha of coffee by 2025, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

April 30, 1975, started a new era of Vietnam – that of independence and socialism for the whole country with the liberation of the south and the reunification of the nation.

In 2020, Dương Minh Tuấn, a doctor at Hà Nội’s Bạch Mai Hospital, made a bold decision. He registered to volunteer at a hospital in a border area in central Quảng Bình Province.

The Prime Minister has recently approved the tax system reform strategy through 2030, with a focus on building the modern and effective taxation sector.

After the Hà Nội authority announced the master plan for the Hồng (Red) River, many people living in the area outside the dyke were pleased because the existing residential area on the riverbank was on a list for reconstruction and improvements.

The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that it will review the temporary suspension of domestic health declaration protocols that are active during the pandemic.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday chaired April's regular Cabinet meeting, which discussed the socio-economic development progress over the past four months and set out the goals for the future.

The 14th Workers Month began yesterday in HCM City with a number of activities meant to improve workers’ welfare.

Coastal localities from Quảng Bình to Cà Mau and Kiên Giang have been directed to proactively respond to a tropical low-pressure system in the East Sea that is likely to gain strength during the April 30-May 1 holidays.

The Hanoi Police on April 29 launched a campaign to maintain security and social order during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), the region's biggest sport events.

Dr Kidong Park, outgoing Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam, has been honoured with the insignia “For the Health of the People” by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.

Work on construction of the President Ho Chi Minh Monument began on April 29 in Phu Quoc city, the southern province of Kien Giang.

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Vietnam launched a new project on April 29 to support the implementation and monitoring of laws and policies for comprehensive youth development and youth participation, including during natural disasters and pandemics.

Enterprises operating in Việt Nam paid very high salaries ranging from nearly VNĐ200 million (US$8,500) to VNĐ800 million ($34,000) per month to management cadre foreigners in the first quarter of the year, according to a report by recruitment service provider Navigos Group.

Việt Nam announced 6,068 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.