Ba Ria – Vung Tau moves to contain Zika virus

A photo exhibition on Vietnam’s seas and islands themed “Fatherland by the waves” opened in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on April 18.

Vietnam has so far drawn nearly 500 billion USD in registered FDI capital after nearly four decades of opening up its economy, with investment quality improvement considered a key task for a new breakthrough phase ahead.

The upcoming National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holidays, which spans five days from April 27 to May 1 and marks the start of the peak season, will provide a "golden" chance for the tourism sector to promote growth through domestic and international travelling activities.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has been named among the list of the top 10 free-crowd wonders of the world, as compiled by media outlet the Daily Mail of the UK.

Total export revenue from agro-forestry-fisheries products in the first three months of this year is estimated at over 13.5 billion USD, up nearly 22% over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.