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.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 27 had separate meetings with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Tun Rajak and President of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III on the sidelines of the 26th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 The two-day 26th ASEAN Summit concluded on Langkawi island, Malaysia on April 27, adopting three key declarations.

 The Vietnam-France Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation held its fifth session in Hanoi on April 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During the war, Hien Luong Bridge on Ben Hai River divided north and South Vietnam. Many Vietnamese people laid down their lives in there to fight for national independence and freedom.

VietNamNet Bridge - E-commerce has been developing more rapidly, thanks to the cooperation between online distributors and forwarders on a COD basis (cash on delivery).

The Central Children’s Hospital has successfully conducted robotic laparoscopy surgery on children. This has been hailed as a breakthrough and great achievement of Vietnamese medical science. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thang Long Tu Tran are four sacred temples built to defend the four directions (East, West, South, North) of the ancient Thang Long capital city. The temples are considered the spirits of Hanoi.