The Public Security Ministry’s investigation police agency on April 30 started legal proceedings against and detained former Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung for "abusing position and power while performing official duties", spokesman of the ministry Lt. Gen. To An Xo said at the Government’s regular press conference in Hanoi on May 4.

Argentina’s Resumen Latinoamericano newspaper recently published a series of articles and photos praising Vietnam’s historic Dien Bien Phu Victory.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son laid flowers in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his statue in Montreuil city, as part of his working visit to France from May 2 to May 3.

VOV.VN -Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has proposed the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) co-ordinate with the nation to realise their co-operation focuses at a meeting with Mathias Cormann, secretary general of the OECD, on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2024 (MCM) held from May 2 to May 3 in Paris.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a regular Government meeting on April 4 to review the socio-economic development situation in April and the first four months of the year, as well as outlining orientations and key tasks for May and the time to come.

The Russian Embassy and the Russian Culture - Science Centre in Hanoi held a commemoration ceremony and an “Immortal Regiment” parade on May 3 to mark the 79th anniversary of Victory Day over Fascism in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 1945 – 2024).

Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 3 for a delegation from the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP), the ruling Party of Ivory Coast.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 3 sent a telegram to Chinese Premier Li Qiang showing his sympathy over serious human and asset losses caused by a landslide in Meizhou, Guangdong province.

VOV.VN - French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu and Secretary of State Patricia Miralles will visit Vietnam and attend a grand ceremony on May 7 to mark 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism.

The strength of the Vietnamese army in the Dien Bien Phu battle came from wisdom, ingenuity, and bravery, a professor from the Saint Petersburg State University of Russia said about the Dien Bien Phu Victory 70 years ago (May 7, 1954).