Scholars, experts, scientists, and business executives discussed solutions for the problems caused by urbanisation at the first South East Asian Urbanisms Seminar that wrapped up on Tuesday.

Investment capital will be increased from VNĐ3.2 trillion (US$136 million) to VNĐ3.753 trillion to create a breakthrough in economic development for the two northern provinces.

Minister of Health Đào Hồng Lan has said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính would chair a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control this weekend to deliberate the downgrading of COVID-19 from its current placement in Class A infectious diseases down to Class B.

Việt Nam ranked ninth among the 36 participating countries and territories at the event this year.

Local authorities on May 4 rescued more than 1,000 people, including 437 Vietnamese nationals, who were forced to work at a gambling establishment in Pampanga Province.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang will build three new reservoirs to store freshwater to cope with a shortage of clean water and ensure local residents' quality of life.

Việt Nam sets sight on eight million foreign tourists this year, but the target was made before China officially announced its reopening in early February and reallowed sending group tours to Việt Nam in mid-March.

Last year, Việt Nam welcomed more than 3.66 million foreign visitors or 73 per cent of the target. 

OCOP is a national programme that seeks to facilitate the development of regional agricultural specialties and rural tourism.