Vietnam's Dong Nai City has approved plans for a 6,318-hectare urban zone at the western gateway of Long Thanh International Airport, an area slightly larger than Manhattan that will eventually house up to 450,000 people.

Fireworks light up southern Vietnamese cities for Reunification Day Thousands gathered at squares and along riverbanks to watch fireworks light up the night skies over Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai in celebration of the 51st anniversary of national reunification on April 30.