The price of domestic gold bars on April 26 continued its upward trajectory, climbing to a historic peak of VND85 million per tael to surpass all previous records.

The entire country is set to experience a hot spell with some places recording temperatures of more than 40 degrees Celsius during the consecutive five-day national holiday from April 27 to May 5.

The nation's best sprinter Tran Thi Nhi Yen won a silver medal in the women's 100m event on April 25 whilst competing at the 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Despite efforts, Vietnam conceded a 0-1 defeat to Iraq in a quarter-final match on April 26 evening, bidding farewell to the ongoing 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup in Qatar.

A number of Brazilian football superstars such as Dunga, Rivaldo, Lucio, Roberto Carlos, Giovanni, Jose Kleberson, Edmilson and Paulo Sergio, arrived in Da Nang on April 26 for a friendly footfall festival.

The e-commerce market of Vietnam was robust in the first quarter of this year with total revenue of the top five platforms.

Vietnam has emerged as one of the most promising shoppertainment markets and is expected to become an e-commerce powerhouse in Southeast Asia.

The market share of domestic cloud-service providers has expanded following their efforts to grasp the opportunity brought by digital transformation.

The price of mini car models available in Vietnam remain high, limiting the number of purchases. If the prices were halved, however, sales would increase.

VN is grappling with specific challenges, particularly concerning the target for 2030, which aims to sustain a steady replacement fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman, while anticipating a population size of approximately 104 million.

One of the core contents of the planning is the urban space development plan, creating a breakthrough in the development of the capital city.

Forest rangers in the Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve in the namesake province are providing water and minerals to wild animals as water sources have dried up in the ongoing dry season.

K-pop group TEMPEST is set to perform at the Phu Tho Indoor Sport Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on June 15 as part of their World Premiere: The First Ever Live 2024 Tempest Concert (T-Our: Tempest Voyage).

This is, of course, flower season in Son Tra Nature Reserve, which takes place from late March to mid-May each year.

Persevering in goals while applying flexibility in strategy is a lesson from the negotiation process reflected in the "bamboo diplomacy" spirit.

Nationwide, average temperatures in May are forecast to be one to two degrees Celsius higher than the average for this time of year.

Pot Au Pho, a one-Michelin-starred restaurant based in Ho Chi Minh City, has been named among the top 31 best new restaurants in the world by editors of American magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

A new stamp collection depicting the 12 flower seasons of Hanoi was issued on April 26 by the Vietnam Post Corporation under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

The final round of the dance competition for young people “Dalat Best Dance Crew - Hoa Sen Home International Cup 2024” will take place in the resort city of Da Lat, the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, on April 29 - 30.

The Trang An Festival 2024 themed “Visiting Trang An Heritage Region 2024" kicked off at the Trang An Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 26, attracting thousands of visitors.