An average of about 120,000 new cancer cases are discovered and more than 75,000 patients die from this disease a year in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Health.

In April, many big names in the sector announced changes to their Boards of Directors.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a decision approving and announcing the results of land area statistics for 2021, which states that nearly 1.2mil hectares of land had been not used yet as of Dec. 31, 2021.

Hanoi has offered free double-decker buses for people on the Reunification Day (30/4) and International Labour Day (May 1) holidays.

Themed ‘The Quintessence of Vietnamese Crafts’, the 2023 Hue Traditional Craft Festival has started to preserve local centuries-old crafts, introducing and further promoting the image of the former imperial city.

Two sections of the eastern North - South Expressway, Mai Son - National Highway 45 and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay, were inaugurated on April 29.

On April 30, 25 years ago, the first three Vietnamese IVF babies were born at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tu Du Hospital, laying the first brick for the IVF sector in Vietnam.

A delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs paid a working trip to the Netherlands to strengthen and promote cooperation between the Vietnamese ministry and the The Hague Academy of International Law and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

Vietnam is the third largest mango supplier for the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the world, but the imports from Vietnam only account for 5.8% of the Asian country’s total.

The consumer price index (CPI) in April recorded a decline of 0.34% over the previous month, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on April 29.

As many as 49,900 businesses were formed in the first four months the year nationwide, representing a rise of 0.6% against the same period from 2022, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam produced a trade surplus of US$6.35 billion in the first four months of the year, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO) on April 29.

Vietnam welcomed approximately 3.7 million foreign tourists in the first four months of the year, a figure 19.2 times higher than that of the same period last year, and meeting 46% of the target set for 2023.

Bamboo Airways opened a new route connecting Hanoi and Ca Mau on April 29, marking the first direct flight between the two localities.

The Con Dao National Park off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau received the ASEAN Heritage Park certificate at a ceremony held on April 28.

Five people were injured in a blast at an international hot air balloon that opened in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on April 29 evening.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced the extension of the deadline for issuing its final conclusion on an anti-dumping tax evasion investigation into stainless steel wires imported from Vietnam.

More than 30 beauty contests were organized in Vietnam in 2022, which was the result of the loosening of regulations on organizing beauty contests.

The Prime Minister’s telegram on April 19 to correct and intensify the responsibility of ministries and state agencies in handling their work was necessary amid the widespread "disease" called "fear of responsibility".

As well as traditional treats, such as cốm làng Vòng (Vòng Village’s green sticky rice) and phu thê (husband and wife) cakes, Hanoi is well known for its bánh chả (sweet meat pie in lumps) which is hundreds of years old.

Korean Air to deploy new A321neo aircraft for flights to Vietnam

Dong Ho and Hang Trong's folk paintings, collaged from silk fabric scraps, bring a new unique beauty. Even more surprising is that these pieces are created by people with disabilities.

The Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition 2023 marked a 5-year journey of continuous and widespread development of the Vietnamese coffee industry.

A gemstone exhibition kicked off in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on April 28 as part of Lam Dong golden tourism week.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoang Duong will be awarded the Colworth Medal in 2024. Duong is the first Vietnamese to receive the Colworth Medal in its 60-year history.