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Work on a VND 19.83 trillion (USD771.21 million) bridge and road project began on May 19 in Hanoi.

A high-level delegation laid wreaths at President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum on May 19 morning to mark the 135th anniversary of his birth.

A conference was held in Hanoi to thoroughly disseminate and implement two Party resolutions on legal reform and private sector to meet the requirements of national development in the new era.

Party General Secretary To Lam emphasised that institutional bottlenecks remain a major constraint on national development.

A technical team from Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Vietnam has discovered a bunker of wartime munitions and artillery shells in the central province of Quang Tri.

Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has approved the central province of Quang Tri’s proposal to open a train route linking the neighbouring province of Quang Binh.

The chairman of a commune in Ha Tinh Province has been suspended after hundreds of tonnes of cement allocated for public infrastructure projects were left unused and became damaged.

Hanoi police have arrested four individuals for allegedly manufacturing and distributing counterfeit food products, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Tri have assigned military forces to destroy illegal gold mining tunnels in Vinh Linh District.

As many as 32 hand grenades have been recovered from the section of the Da River that runs through the northern province of Hoa Binh.

Hanoi authorities have called on all local households to equip themselves with fire extinguishers amid heightened fire and explosion risks during the hot season.

Vietnam and Thailand on May 16 issued a joint statement on the elevation of their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held talks and co-chaired the fourth Vietnam – Thailand Joint Cabinet Retreat in Hanoi on May 16.

A landslide occurred at the construction site of the Ta Pao Ho 1A Hydropower Plant in Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province, on May 16 morning, leaving five dead and four injured.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has hit the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

The Construction Department of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has recommended building two bus stations to reduce traffic jams in Dalat City.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a welcome ceremony for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and a high-ranking delegation of Thailand in Hanoi on May 16.

The foreign ministry of Vietnam reiterated its advice for Vietnamese citizens to remain cautious about offers of "easy jobs with high pay" abroad

Several former bustling markets, each worth billions of dong, have lain abandoned after years of inactivity, turning into scenes of neglect and decay in HCM City.