Northern Viet Nam Helicopter Company under Viet Nam Helicopter Corporation on Friday in northeastern Quang Ninh Province officially launched its Ha Long Bay scenic tour service - Halong Heli Tours.

Vietnamese horror-comedy Lật Mặt: Nhà Có Khách (Face Off: The Walking Guests) will appear in selected cinemas in the US from May 10 and in Australia from May 15. 

A special programme entitled ASAES that embodies the five flavours of the gastronomy world will take place on May 16 in Hanoi.

A show featuring the heritage of Vietnam and Asian countries will be held by Vietnam National Television (VTV) on May 12.

As many as 16 classical dramas and seven folk operas will be performed between May 11 and 19 in central city of Thanh Hóa as part of the National Classical Drama and Folk Opera Festival 2019.

More than 20,000 Thalassemia patients nationwide have to visit hospitals frequently for blood transfusions.

Denmark has decided to donate hundreds of paintings to healthcare facilities in Vietnam.

The monthly basic salary for civil servants, public employees and those working in the armed forces will increase to 1.49 million VND (63.9 USD) from 1.39 million VND (59.6 USD) as of July 1, 2019.

An exhibition was opened in Thai Nguyen on May 10, giving visitors an insight into the historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Authorities in the southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City have been taking drastic measures in response to African swine fever after outbreaks were reported in the neighbouring province of Dong Nai.

Vietnam has seen a marginal 2 percent decline in the number of cigarette smokers since the Law on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control took effects six years ago, heard a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10.

Vietnam exported 32,000 tonnes of peppercorn worth 80 million USD in April 2019, up 19.3 percent in volume but down 6.4 percent in value compared to the same month last year.

HCMC leaders are thinking of developing the city into a smart one.

Vietnam will welcome more than 1,600 foreign delegates, including national leaders, to the 2019 UN Day of Vesak.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli expressed their satisfaction at the growing relations between Vietnam and Nepal during their meeting in Hanoi on May 11.

The WB always stands ready to support Vietnam in implementing the Support Program to Respond to Climate Change, Christophe Crepin, head of social, environmental and rural development unit, East Asia and Pacific region, WB said.

Leaders of Can Tho and a Finnish delegation led by Ambassador Kari Kahiluoto on May 10 discussed issues regarding global climate change, thus pushing ahead with bilateral cooperation plans in waste management and energy solutions.

Peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and cooperation between the Republic of Korea and five nations in the Mekong sub-region - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam – were high on the agenda of the RoK-Mekong Peace Forum.

Malaysia's Ministry of International Trade and Industry has revised anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of cold rolled coils of alloy and non-alloy steel originating or exported from China, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 10 for Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha - the upper house of the Parliament of India.