Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang met with Speaker of the Republic of Korea’s National Assembly Chung Sye-kyun on April 27, stressing that his city wants to enhance cooperation with Korean localities.

A group of Indian and Vietnamese archaeologists discovered an ancient road underground and some vestiges at the My Son sanctuary in central Quang Nam Province while undertaking excavation and repair work

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid visits to Laos’ former Party and State leader on April 27 as part of his two-day official visit to the neighbouring country.

 ASEAN senior officials convened a meeting in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, to review preparations for the 30th ASEAN Summit slated for April 29. 

 Vegetable and fruit exports enjoy impressive growth

 The English version of historical-document novel “A War Account 1-2-3-4.75” by journalist-writer Tran Mai Hanh was officially introduced to readers at an event in Hanoi on April 27.

 The missile cruiser Varyag of the Russian navy’s Pacific Fleet, along with tanker Pechenga and rescue tug Fotiy Krylov, on April 27 began a visit of Cam Ranh Port and Nha Trang city of the central province of Khanh Hoa. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The movie by Lee Jae-han will be shown at the Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents, 51 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi on April 28.

A labour ministry proposal to double the overtime limit for workers to 400 hours per year has evoked a mixed response from workers, and clear disagreement from some officials.

In 2016, when agriculture suffered from drought, low production and low yield, which led to a negative growth rate, the lowest since 2011, experts said that Vietnam’s agriculture needed critical reform.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) on April 25 launched a comprehensive report on the Vietnamese economy.

 The Vietnamese and Cambodian governments have agreed to jointly invest in an expressway connecting HCMC and the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh to facilitate road transportation between the two countries.

 Located at the foot of Khau A Mountain, Muong Luong is highly recommended as a destination for tourists to the nation’s northwestern upland.

 Vietnam’s tourism sector targets around 20 million international tourist arrivals by 2020, double the current number, according to a master plan designed to turn the sector into a economic spearhead of the nation.

 Con Dao Island is currently implementing marine turtle conservation and is home to the largest population of natural sea turtles in Vietnam.

 Hanoi Opera House is scheduled to open tours from June 2017 to meet domestic and international tourists’ demand of visiting and learning about history, architecture and art.

 The Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs and the UNDP co-organized the Global Human Development Report and Conference on “Accelerating Ethnic Minority Development - Leave No One Behind” in Hanoi on April 26.

 As of April 20, as many as 734 newly-registered projects were granted with investment certificates with a total registered capital of US$4.88 billion, equal to 96% of the same period last year.

 People in the central province of Quang Binh have released rare animals back into the wilds of nearby Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

 Vietnam’s new tourism ambassador Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts has revealed that he's going to make a film to promote Vietnam's landscapes.