Hanoi, April 13 -- The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency. - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam asked for continued efforts to build the Military Region 1 into a comprehensively strong force while attending a ceremony in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on April 12 to present the title "Hero of the People's Armed Forces" to the unit.

The event was organised by the Party Committee and High Command of Military Region 1 under the Ministry of National Defence. Read full story - A groundbreaking ceremony for the Hanoi-Quang Ninh high-speed railway, Vietnam's first inter-regional high-speed rail line, was held in Quang Ninh province on April 12 with Prime Minister...