The third Taste of Australia, an annual event that promotes Australian food and beverages, has begun and this year also marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Việt Nam News speaks with Australia’s Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton.

Three queen’s crape myrtle trees in An Giang Province have been recognised as Heritage Trees by the Việt Nam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE).

Officials from Hà Giang Province met with their counterparts in Cần Thơ City in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta last Friday to promote the tourism potential of the northeastern province.

The HCM City Department of Health has instructed health officials in all districts to visit households with patients who are at a high risk of contracting TB and offer testing and treatment, Nguyễn Hữu Hưng, deputy head of the department, said at a conference held on April 6 in the city.

One worker was killed and another was injured in an accident at a coal mine in the coastal province of Quảng Ninh on Saturday, Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.

The World Bank (WB)’s experts have suggested Việt Nam promptly reform its social insurance sector to ensure the stable balance between collection and spending in the mid-to long-term future.

Phan Văn Vĩnh, former Lieutenant General and former Director General of the Police General Department under the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS), has been taken into custody on charges of “abusing position and power while performing duties” in activities relating to a major online gambling ring.

As hot weather peaks this month in southern Việt Nam, authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong Delta) region are stepping up efforts to cope with forest fires and salinisation as a response to climate change. 

Việt Nam is considering building a new higher speed rail route connecting Hà Nội to the northern border with China to boost two-way trade.