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.

Australia's team, Howard and Sons, won the 2015 Danang International Fireworks Competition for its fireworks and musical performance at the festival called, "The Symphony of Colours."

Ho Chi Minh City has granted investors a licence to develop the "Saigon Silicon City" in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP). 

 The BRG Group broke ground on April 27 for the first five-star hotel in the port city of Hai Phong.

 This week, Vietnamese will enjoy a six-day national holiday from April 28 to May 3.

Asia Group CEO welcomed in Hanoi, Vietnam attends Mekong human trafficking meeting, Beheiren 50th anniversary held in Tokyo, HCM City, Cambodia boost cooperation

 A ceremony marking the start of construction on the Phu Quoc International Passenger Port was held on the island, which lies in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, on April 29.

 Minister Consellor of the Vietnamese Embassy to India, Tran Quang Tuyen, left India for Nepal on April 29 to continue aiding Vietnamese nationals trapped in the country, according to the embassy.

 The body of a military pilot, who went missing after his plane crashed in mid–April, was found on April 28 evening, the Rescue Operation Headquarter said.

 Vietnamese communities around the world have organised a number of celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification, which falls on April 30.