A ceremony was held at Phat Lon Pagoda in the southern province of An Giang on May 29 to announce the largest Maitreya Buddha statue seated on the mountain peak in Asia.
The Vietnam-Spain Friendship Association (VSFA) on May 29 held an exchange to mark the 36th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ambassador to Vietnam Ha Chan Ho has been honoured with Vietnam’s insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” in recognition of his contributions to the two countries’ relations.
Sofitel Metropole Hanoi and Park Hyatt Saigon have just been selected by Robb Report Magazine as two of the world's best 100 hotels in 100 cities globally.
The supervisory role played by the Vietnamese civil society in the implementation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s sponsor policies was discussed at a seminar in Hanoi on May 28.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong on May 28 met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy who is leading a CPI delegation on a 7-day working visit to Vietnam until May 29.
Legislators at the fifth session on May 28 discussed in groups the draft Law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting and Article 170 of the Enterprise Law.
Nearly 150 Japanese traditional dolls are on display at the Museum of the Cultures of Vietnam’s Ethnic Groups in the northern city of Thai Nguyen as part of activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties and greet International Children’s Day on June 1.
An exhibition of historical photographs, themed “Indochina-France-Vietnam”, opened to the public at the Museum of Living History in Montreau Park, Montreuil city, France.
Doctors form the HCM City-based Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion have successfully conducted the country’s first ever haploidentical stem cell transplant procedure.