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State President Luong Cuong held talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka after hosting an official welcome ceremony for the latter at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 5.

A two-storey house collapsed following a powerful explosion in Phuc Tan Commune, Pho Yen City, Thai Nguyen Province on the morning of May 5, killing one person and injuring three others.

On the morning of May 5, at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong chaired a welcome ceremony for his Sri Lankan counterpart Anura Kumara Dissanayaka.

A total of 268 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam during the five-day holiday marking Reunification Day (30 April) and ​M​ay Day, leaving 128 people dead and 203 injured.

General Secretary To Lam has departed for state visits to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Belarus, as well as an official visit to Russia to attend the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and visiting Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka expressed strong commitment to deepening and expanding bilateral ties on May 4.

President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayaka arrived in Hanoi on May 4 morning, beginning a state visit to Vietnam and participation in the 20th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations.

The headquarters of public organisations in Hanoi have been left idle for many years, causing waste and blighting the urban landscape.

A coffee shop owner in HCM City has offered free drinks to people who return lost drones following an unexpected incident that saw thousands of drones crash and go missing.

Party leader To Lam will pay State visits to the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Belarus, as well as an official visit to Russia from May 5 to 12.

The foreign officials hailed Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements and development strategy and congratulated the country on excellently fulfilling its role as Co-Chair of the SEARP.

Asia Direct Cable (ADC), a fiber-optic submarine cable with a capacity of 50 Tbps – the largest in Vietnam, was put into operation in early April.

Traffic accidents killed 22 and injured 44 in Vietnam during the first three days of the Reunification Day-May Day holiday.

A video featuring a Vietnamese woman proudly raising the national flag on the Tibetan Plateau to mark the 50th anniversary of the Reunification Day (April 30) has proved popular on social media.

Thirteen people in the central province of Quang Ngai have been swept away by strong waves at two local beaches on Thursday afternoon alone, including three missing.

The traffic police in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have fined the owner and driver of a bus for cramming in too many passengers.