PMr Nguyen Tan Dung underscored the need to bring into full play the spirit of the great Victory of 1975 spring in his speech delivered at a commemoration ceremony of the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.

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 A collection of portraits and posters from the Anti-American War in the south by veteran artist Le Lam is on show at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

 The Government asked the State Bank of Vietnam and other government agencies to come up with changes to current regulations to promote foreign ownership in Vietnamese commercial banks.

  The crew of one of the tanks that broke through the gates of the Independence Palace in Saigon in 1975, and the journalist on hand to capture that historic moment, enjoyed a reunion recently,  Hoang Trung Hieu reports.

 A picture of Hung Kings, which is assembled by 3.258 square blocks, has been recognised as the largest of its kind in Vietnam by the Vietnam Record Book Centre (Vietkings).

 Four decades have passed but the failure of the US in the Vietnam War remains haunting for many Americans.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more private medical consulting rooms have been set up and have been running smoothly, but many private hospitals have reported big losses.

 Stacy Thuy Meredith had experienced a turbulent past, and at the heart of it was an almost unbearable mystery – not knowing who her real mother was.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The system of tunnels of more than 200 km long, resistant to heavy bombing, was a feat of people in the steel land of Cu Chi, HCM City. After more than 40 years, it has become a historic site and a tourist attraction.

 Masan Group (MSN) announced the acquisition of stakes in two companies on April 27.

 The 26th ASEAN Summit on April 27 issued the Chairman’s Statement dealing with global and regional issues, including the East Sea issue.

 On April 30, Ho Chi Minh City hosted a military parade and a grand meeting celebrating the 40th anniversary of total southern liberation and national reunification.

 Japanese war photographer Ishikawa Bunyo, 77, who has visited Vietnam countless times over the last 40 years since the war ended, says his former "battlefield" has seen tremendous development in recent years.

 The Hue Craft Village Festival, which artisans from localities across the country attend to display their handicraft skills, opened on April 28 evening in Hue ancient imperial city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 Vietnam hope to win the ASEAN Women's Football Championship starting on May 1 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 A photo book titled “Royal Hue: Heritage of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam” was released in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on April 28.