The strategic partnership between Vietnam and Germany has entered a new stage of development, Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a recent event in Germany.

 Dien Bien province in Vietnam has been named among five places to view cherry blossoms outside Japan, according to a list released by Travel Weekly, a UK's predominant title with an unrivalled portfolio of publications, websites and events.

 Viet Nam’s role and position was recognised and highly appreciated by the leaders of the DPRK and the USA, as well as the international community, spokesperson of Việt Nam’s Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

 Vietnam is ready to support cooperation with parliaments of Eurasian countries, share experience and information to help each other cope with global challenges, contributing to ensuring peace, security and prosperity in the world.

 The General Assembly of the United Nations held a minute’s silence to remember Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, who passed away on September 21 in Hanoi.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) expects Vietnamese social networks to have the number of users equivalent or higher than that of Facebook in Vietnam (60 million) and take 60 - 70% of the market by 2022.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a document answering a question of National Assembly deputy Le Cong Dinh regarding measures to foster regional connectivity.

 Lawmakers express their concerns over several issues plaguing the Vietnamese society in current times including corruption, solutions to immigration, addressing child abuse and school violence.

 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his spouse have arrived in Hanoi, beginning their official three-day visit to Vietnam, made at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has called on member economies of APEC forum to cooperate and support each other in building and developing sustainable and green agriculture adaptable to climate change. 

 Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on July 12 confirmed a Vietnamese citizen, named Tran Viet Van, was killed in the Philippines military’s attacks on the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a strong plea for international cooperation in fighting climate change while addressing a panel discussion of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7. 

 The spread of WannaCry ransomware has been wreaking havoc across the world since Friday, and several Vietnamese businesses and agencies are advised to take cautions.

 Fretting over the impacts of wastewater discharged from the Lee & Man Vietnam paper mill project on the aquaculture production of local people, Hau Giang Province will build an environmental monitoring station next to the project.

 Locals at Hoa Tien 2 Village in Da Nang City are accusing a local hot-dip galvanising factory of discharging untreated wastewater and killing the rice fields and livestock.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will visit the European countries of Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic from April 6-14, aiming to foster ties with the partners, especially in legislation.