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Hanoi should maximise all resources for development investment, especially the public-private partnership, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting between permanent Cabinet members and the Standing Board of the municipal Party Committee on May 6.

Vietnam recorded 3,399 new COVID-19 cases on May 5, the highest daily number over the past six months, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended and addressed the opening of the Global Summit of Women 2023 themed “Women: Leading a New Climate of Change” in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on May 4.

Vietnam and many other countries around the world will likely observe a penumbral lunar eclipse which is set to occur when the Earth's outer shadow falls on the Moon's face on May 5.

The Bac Ninh Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently opened the exhibition "President Ho Chi Minh with the Party Committee, authority and people of Bac Ninh province" at the Provincial Museum.

The year 2023 is considered a pivotal year to drive growth of Ho Chi Minh City for upcoming years under its economic recovery and development strategy for 2022-2025, after achieving impressive recovery last year.

With Vietnam’s strength, international position and reputation increasingly enhanced, the confidence and national pride of each overseas Vietnamese (OV) has been continuously consolidated, Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for OV Affairs Pham Quang Hieu told the media on the occasion of the 48th National Reunification Day (April 30).

On April 30, 25 years ago, the first three Vietnamese IVF babies were born at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tu Du Hospital, laying the first brick for the IVF sector in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has just issued a decision approving and announcing the results of land area statistics for 2021, which states that nearly 1.2 million hectares of land across the country had been not used yet as of December 31, 2021.

Two sections of the eastern North - South Expressway, Mai Son - National Highway 45 and Phan Thiet - Dau Giay, were inaugurated on April 29.

State President Vo Van Thuong, central and local officials, along with thousands of people offered incense in commemoration of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, at the Hung Kings Temple in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 29 (the 10th day of the third lunar month).

President Vo Van Thuong will lead a Vietnamese delegation to attend the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom from May 4 to 6.

The Red Cross Society of Hanoi on April 28 launched the Humanitarian Month in 2023 with the theme “From our heart – Joining hands in building humanitarian community”.

The Vietnam Software and Information Technology Services Association (VINASA) on April 28 held a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of Sao Khue Awards and announce 182 award winners this year.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28 announced that they have cracked down a ring that brought raw materials from Europe to make synthetic drugs in Vietnam.

The Party, State and people will forever remember the merits of heroes, martyrs and veterans, including members of Central Highlands Front B3 under the 3rd Army Corps, said President Vo Van Thuong.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received Yamadu Ramon Antonio Orsi Martinez, Governor of Uruguay’s Canelones province, on April 28 (local time), within the framework of his official visit to the country from April 26-28.

Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 3-5.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received Yamadu Ramon Antonio Orsi Martinez, Governor of Uruguay’s Canelones province, on April 28 (local time), within the framework of his official visit to the country from April 26-28.

A COVID-19 vaccination plan has been issued by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health to booster doses for residents at 59 vaccination points in 22 districts and Thu Duc City.

A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the Presidency, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on April 28 morning on the occasion of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30).

On April 27, the Hanoi City People's Committee held a meeting to honour the results of the emulation movement in 2022; and launch the peak emulation round to organize activities celebrating the 75th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's "Call for patriotic emulation" (June 11, 1948 - June 11, 2023).

President Vo Van Thuong met voters in the central city of Da Nang on April 27 ahead of the fifth session of the 15th National Assembly.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the inauguration of Thai Binh 2 thermal power plant, which was held by the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) in the northern province of Thai Binh on April 27.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Switzerland and former Vice Chancellor of Germany Philipp Rosler on April 26.

The 2023 Culinary Culture Festival is taking place in the northern province of Phu Tho as part of activities to mark the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the nation, and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land.

Construction of Phu Tho circus and multi-purpose performing center project was inaugurated in District 11 on April 25.

The 4th international exhibition on fertilizers, pesticides, and agrochemicals (AgroChemEx Vietnam 2023) officially opened at Windsor Plaza Hotel, 18 An Duong Vuong, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on April 25.

In the second quarter of 2023, 851 of 3,795 enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City are recruiting more than 13,000 workers in many different fields, the City People's Committee has said.

The Ho Chi Minh City Exhibition Information Center has just issued a plan on organizing a contest to compose news – art photos with the theme "Building Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space in Ho Chi Minh City".