The Prime Minister has released a directive to fight loan sharks who are targeting vulnerable people.

More than 120 houses were damaged by whirlwinds and flashfloods before dawn yesterday in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

Vietnam saw 111 traffic accidents on the first four days of Reunification Day and Labour Day holiday, killing 80.

HCM City has raised bus fare from today, May 1, which is expected to help increase the city’s bus revenues by VND92.5 billion per year (USD4 million).

Two women in the northern province of Quang Ninh have been arrested for cheating a tourist who bought two kilos of their lima beans.

Many people continue to swim at a rubbish-strewn man-made beach in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long City.

Vietnam is amending the Law on Investment 2014 and Law on Enterprises 2014, aiming to bring half a decade old laws up to speed with current realities.

The private sector in Vietnam has long been playing an important role in the development of the country’s economy.

NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu has met with Vice President of the State Council and Comptroller General of Cuba Gladys Bejerano Portela and Vice President of the Council of Ministers Marino Murillo as part his working visit to Cuba.

2018 was the year witnessing the outstanding development of the new payment method via mPOS device. There was 27,500 places accepting payment via mPOS, posting 99 percent year-on-year increase.

The coastal area of Go Cong Dong, a major agricultural hub in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, has taken effective measures against drought and saltwater intrusion into rivers this year.

Removing Israel’s blockade and restoring the management role of the Palestinian authority in Gaza would promote a long-term solution to the situation in the strip, Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d’Affaires of the Vietnamese mission to the UN said.

The Vietnamese Embassy, VNA’s bureau and the Vietnamese Women’s Association in South Africa on April 30 handed over relief aid to the Zimbabwe Embassy in support of Zimbabwe people who were hit by Cyclone Idai last March.

The Vietnam War Veterans’ Association in Russia on held a ceremony in Moscow on April 30 night to mark the 44th anniversary of the liberation of South Vietnam and national reunification.

The death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, was observed for the first time in Canada on April 30.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed increasing fees for wastewater discharged by carwashes, hotels and restaurants.

The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum welcomed 45,615 visitors, including 4,658 foreigners during the holidays in celebration of the 44th National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day.

The Vietnamese women’s U19 team secured a berth in the final round of the 2019 Asian U19 Football Championship in Thailand despite losing 1-2 to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 30.

Firework displays took place in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of April 30 to mark the 44th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification.

The Association of Vietnamese Veterans in Russia (AVVR) held a ceremony in Moscow on April 30 to mark the 44th anniversary of southern liberation and national reunification.