Cinemas in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two biggest markets in the country, closed on May 3 until further notice after new COVID-19 community cases were confirmed.

Vietnam continued its success as President of the UN Security Council in April 2021. This was the second time Vietnam assumed this role as a non-permanent member of the Security Council in 2020-2021 tenure.

The women’s national football team of Vietnam climbed one place on the FIFA Women’s World Rankings during the first quarter of 2021, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has said it has taken measures to protect Vietnamese rice trademarks after an Australian firm registered for trademark protection of rice varieties ST24 and ST25.

Vietnam’s assistance for Laos in the COVID-19 combat was handed over at a ceremony held at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane capital city on May 4 morning.

The international community has voiced protest against China's new moves in the East Sea, including its enforcement of a fishing ban that took effect on May 1 on the sea area covering part of the Gulf of Tonkin 

Cinemas, gyms and stadiums as well as spas and massage parlours in Hanoi will have to close down as from 00:00 hours on May 5 due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the capital city.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said though complicated, the COVID-19 pandemic has been basically under control, but more drastic actions are needed.

The Departments of Public Security in 63 provinces and cities had collected dossiers of making chip-based ID cards of 33.9 million Vietnamese citizens as of April 27, equal to 67.8 percent of the goal of 50 million cards to be issued before July 1.

The themes and topics chosen by Vietnam during the month it served as President of the United Nations Security Council in April have received support from the international community.

Hundreds of trains have been left vacant, thousands of railway workers work perfunctory, and millions of people inch meter by meter on jammed roads from the suburbs to the city center.

During the holidays, workers at Sin Quyen and Tang Loong copper smelting factory in Lao Cai have still been on duty to manufacture and provide tonnes of 99.9% purity copper for electrical appliance production factories across the country.

Only films that reflect people's aspirations and reality of life and move the public can free the film industry from the current impasse and crisis.

Some 430 businesses left the market, while only 368 new businesses were established on a daily basis from January to April 2021, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The agri-food industry has been maintaining high resistance to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the potential to boost economic recovery. It posted a growth of 4 percent in 2020, equivalent to a gross domestic product (GDP) contribution of US$3.7 billion.

HCM City authorities will continue to resolve flooding and traffic congestion, build major transport works, and streamline administrative procedures to reach “smart city” status by 2030, a city official has said.

For many people, gangsters in Saigon have become a nightmare.

Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi said the ministry will change the policies related to the development of affordable housing by adopting a new mindset.

A plan to pilot the urban governance administrative model in Hanoi has been issued by the city’s People’s Committee.

Through their 98 photos, 34 migrant workers in Hanoi vividly captured various issues ranging from employment, people, environment, transport and public places in the capital city.