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President of the European Council Antonio Costa congratulated Vietnam on the 50th anniversary of the national reunification during his phone talks with Party General Secretary To Lam on April 30.

The Traffic Police Department has reported that on the first day of the Reunification Day and May Day holiday, 42 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, resulting in 14 deaths and 38 injuries.

According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an additional 221 Vietnamese citizens were safely repatriated on April 29, bringing the total number of returnees from two phases to 260.

Khanh Hoa Province is considering constructing a VND6.2 trillion (approximately USD250 million) 4.3-km tunnel along Tran Phu Street to ease congestion in central Nha Trang.

HCM City has been forecasted to have rain during the Reunification Day, April 30-May Day holiday.

A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people and injured three on Tuesday, Beijing's state media said, with footage posted online showing fierce flames engulfing the building.

Vietnam always deeply values the heartfelt spiritual and material support Cuba extended during Vietnam’s struggle for national liberation and reunification.

Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers Pham Minh Chinh and Ishiba Shigeru, and their spouses visited the Vietnam National Museum of History where they enjoyed breakfast in Hanoi on April 29.

Illegal stone mining on Hon Cha Mountain in the southern central province of Binh Dinh has still persisted, but local authorities seem to have taken no effective measures to address the issue.

Hanoi has proposed building a VND71.15 trillion (USD2.73 billion) road to connect to the under-construction Gia Binh Airport.

An electric bus route connecting Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s newly-opened Terminal 3 was implemented from today, April 28.

According to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc's heart will be formally enshrined at Quoc Tu Pagoda in HCM City on May 3.

While turning on the air conditioner for a midday nap, a family in the central province of Quang Nam was horrified to discover a nest of seven snakes hiding inside the unit.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that Vietnam considers Japan one of its most important and trustworthy partners.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to face rains during the coming Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holiday.

A student stabbed three people in a knife attack at a South Korean high school Monday morning and injured two others, police said.

PM Pham Minh Chinh chaired an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on April 28 morning for Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his spouse who are on a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

​A four-storey house on Dinh Cong Ha Street​ in Hanoi's Hoang Mai District​ caught fire, resulting in the deaths of three people​ early on Monday morning​.

Party General Secretary To Lam gave a reception in Hanoi on April 27 for visiting Japanese Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party Ishiba Shigeru.