Border guards in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested a man suspected of illegally transporting guns and ammunition from another country to Vietnam through the city port.

The Vietnam Record Association and the Vietnam Records Organisation (VietKings) granted a record certificate to the Advanced International JSC (AIC) in recognition of the company’s Japanese cherry blossom festival in Hanoi on April 23.

As many as 76 Lao citizens have been naturalised in the northern province of Dien Bien under a decision signed by the Vietnamese President, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing, China, from April 25-27.

The Ministry of Transport has approved a 1.95 trillion VND (83.85 million USD) project on upgrading weak bridges along the railway connecting Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.

Dozen of houses built illegally on land slated for a development project in the city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province, are being demolished, according to Vinh Thai Commune People’s Committee.

The poor logistics services in the Mekong Delta have pushed up the costs of export goods, especially farm produce, and caused great losses to export firms, it was reported at a workshop held in Can Tho city on April 23.

Located 490m above sea level, Hai Van Gate sits atop its namesake mountain pass and connects Da Nang’s Lien Chieu district with Thua Thien-Hue’s Lang Co township, Phu Loc district.

A festival honouring the cultural value of Khen (panpipe) of the Mong ethnic minority people will be held in Dong Van town from April 27-28.

Vietnam will work closely with the international community in preventing and stamping out sexual violence in conflicts, said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations (UN).

Many flights to tourist destinations have been fully booked, and prices for remaining seats have risen during the upcoming national holiday.

A sailing ship of the Vietnam People’s Navy anchored at Changi port on April 23, beginning a four-day visit to Singapore that lasts until April 26.

Hundreds of inter-provincial passenger buses have cancelled their routes from key bus stations over the past three months due to competition from a new form of service.

The HCM City Department of Transport wants to develop a commuter bus system to link to stations on Metro Line No1, which is still under construction.

The former battlefield of the historic Dien Bien Phu campaign, Muong Thanh valley, now Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien Province, has overcome war consequences to make changes for development.

The HCM City People’s Committee has granted awards to critically and publicly acclaimed literature and art works created from 2012 to 2018.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai assigned South Korean Lee Tae Hoon as their head coach yesterday, April 22.

Two Vietnamese movies Song Lang (The Tap Box) and Có Căn Nhà Nằm Nghe Nắng Mưa (Like an Old House) will attend the 4th ASEAN International Film Festival from April 25 to 27 in Kuching City, Malaysia.

African swine fever has been successfully controlled in Ngoc Thuy Ward, Long Bien District and Phu Thi Commune, Gia Lam District, according to Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The smoke and dust caused by traditional brick kilns has long been considered a threat to the environment and residents' health, but many obstacles stand in the way of their elimination.

Ha Noi’s Transport Department has proposed the city People’s Committee to open a new bus route to Noi Bai International Airport from Ha Dong District.

The newly built Le Ba Dang Memory Centre, a second exhibition centre for the works of renowned late artist Le Ba Dang, opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on Monday evening.

Only 50 percent of Vietnam’s inland waterway network, measured in kilometers (19,000), is easily navigable, according to the Department of Inland Waterway.

The biennial Hue Traditional Craft Festival has established itself as a big economic and cultural event thanks to the display of unique traditional crafts of not only Vietnam but also other countries.

Instead of carrying out projects themselves, several foreign investors tend to increase investments into Vietnam via capital contribution, share purchase or acquisition.