A requiem for peace and prosperity took place at the Tam Chuc Buddhism Culture Centre in Ha Nam province on May 13. The event was part of activities to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak.

International delegates, monks and Buddhist followers are together enjoying the festive atmosphere and beautiful landscape of Tam Chuc pagoda, where the celebration of the 16th UN Day of Vesak 2019 is taking place.

Ho Chi Minh City has been named among 15 of the best budget destinations around the world to fully enjoy your golden years, according to a list released by Conservative Daily News.

All eight Vietnamese students of 12th grade won medals at the 20th Asian Physics Olympiad, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s Education Quality Assurance Department on May 12.

Vietnamese escort warship 016-Quang Trung has completed its participation at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus maritime security field training exercise, which concluded in Singapore on May 12.

Vietnam always views the United Nations as one of the priorities of its foreign policy and a leading partner, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Mytel, Viettel’s mobile company in Myanmar, has become the third largest telecommunication operator in the country after nearly a year of operations.

The LF-WAO team from Lac Hong University in the southern province of Dong Nai won the 2019 Vietnam Robot Contest (Robocon Vietnam) in the northern province of Hai Duong on May 12.

Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Vu Chien Thang on May 12 received delegates from China, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand who are in Vietnam to attend the United Nations Day of Vesak 2019.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung requested the involvement of the entire political system in the fight against African swine fever during a teleconference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Hanoi yesterday.

Vietnam wants to promote comprehensive relations with Bhutan, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a reception for visiting Chairman of the National Council (Upper House) of Bhutan Tashi Dorji.

The annual rent has been set at VND14.2 billion for the super-large water pump installed on the flood-prone Nguyen Huu Canh Street, said a representative of the HCMC Department of Construction.

Endowed with pristine beauty, Binh Thuan province has worked to make tourism a economic spearhead.

Hanoi plans to ban motorbikes sooner than planned by 2030 as part of its efforts to ease traffic congestion and environment pollution, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said.

Thanh Hoa FC put an end to Hanoi FC’s eight-game unbeaten run in 2019 V.League by stunning the reigning champions 4-1 in their matchday 9 encounter at home on May 11.

The National Committee for Traffic Safety and the Hanoi People’s Committee jointly launched a walking in the capital city on May 12 to call for actions against drunk driving.

The central province of Nghe An held a ceremony on May 12 in Ky Son district to receive the remains of 98 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down the lives in Laos during wartime.

A 29-seater coach which was carrying 21 people back to Hue City from Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue crashed into a cliff, leaving 18 Singaporean students injured.

Police have arrested three Taiwanese and one Chinese suspects for illegal transporting 500kg of Ketamine meth, the most expensive in the drug market.

The United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration 2019 is taking place at Tam Chuc Pagoda in Ha Nam province from May 10-15, 2019.