The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is putting the finishing touches to its biennial Hue Festival 2018, which is scheduled to take place from April 27 to May 2.

 LePARC entertainment complex at Yen So Park in Hanoi is a perfect getaway for visitors to go camping and enjoy interesting activities over the upcoming national holidays for Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous French company Be Clown will bring fantastical experiences to audiences through the show Becalmed to be performed on May 5 in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has permitted more private universities to offer medical courses starting in 2018-19.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s electronics industry has been growing very rapidly over the last few years, playing an increasingly important role in the country’s industrial production.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes have grabbed 11 gold medals from the Asian Weightlifting Federation Junior and Youth Championships in Urgench, Uzbekistan.

 Tens of tonnes of fish have been found at a lake in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

 Nearly 100 photos and more than 40 artefacts of ancient Oc Eo culture are being displayed for visitors at an exhibition which opened at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on April 24.

 Vietnam Airlines will sell duty-free goods again on its flights beginning this June in co-operation with well-known provider of luxury brands, King Power.

 A man and a woman have died after being struck by lightning while hiding from a rain in a tent near their farm in the central highlands province of Dak Nong.

 The Giang brothers circus acrobats are considering withdrawing from the Britain's Got Talent TV show to prepare instead for a live show in Vietnam.

 Viet Nam will not build more new sugarcane plants between now and 2020, following a plan for the sugar industry’s development until 2020 with a vision to 2030.

 As many as 140 hectares of forest will be planted in the U Minh Thuong National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang this year, while various measures will be carried out to preserve biodiversity in the park.

 Vietnam topped the ranking table after winning 29 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Karate Championships which closed yesterday in Bac Ninh Province.

 Both Vietnamese clubs were disqualified from the Asian Football Confederation Cup after the last group round matches.

 Families from all over are invited to visit the art exhibition called "Together", which will kick off on Saturday in Hanoi.

 The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform at the “From the New World” concert at the Opera House on April 29.

 Pambil, a drums band from Colombia, will perform traditional music at the Hanoi Opera House on May 3.

The BandFest 2018 will gather internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist Nguyen Le and his band along with four other young Vietnamese bands. Composer and music producer Anh Quan, who is the initiator of the BandFest.

 The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) international undersea cable broke down at 23:50 on April 23, disrupting Internet connections from Vietnam to other countries, according to the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT).