VOV.VN - Border guards in the central province of Nghe An have successfully smashed a drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam, detaining a Lao national and seizing 6,000 synthetic drug pills.

VOV.VN - Although Vietnam has large reserves of rare earth minerals at approximately 30 million tonnes, exploitation and processing have yet to be comprehensively researched and examined, said Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh during a regular question-and-answer session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on June 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped 1.44 million tonnes of rice to the Philippines between January 1 and May 23, accounting for 72.9% of the latter’s total rice imports and making Vietnam the largest rice exporter to the island state, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines.

VOV.VN - The Kim Dong Publishing House and the French Institute in Hanoi have jointly launched a comic contest to seek Vietnamese writers to the Angoulême International Comics Festival due to be held in France in January 2025.

VOV.VN - Authorities of the administration of Plzen, the fourth largest city of the Czech Republic, expressed their desire to stablish and increase cooperative ties between Plzen and Vietnamese localities during their recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Duong Hoai Nam.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam starts its two-and-a-half-day question-and-answer session on June 4, focusing on four groups of issues in the fields of natural resources and environment, industry and trade, auditing, culture - sports and tourism.

VOV.VN - Four Paws International, a global animal welfare organisation, officially launched a trans-Vietnam tour themed 'Journey of Love' on June 3 to convey a message of ending the dog and cat meat trade in the country.

VOV.VN - The administration of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province and the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam co-hosted a workshop on June 3 to share knowledge of offshore wind power development in the locality.

VOV.VN -A sea turtle on June 2 laid 102 eggs at a beach in Nhon Hai commune of Quy Nhon city, central Vietnam, under close supervision by a group of local volunteers.

VOV.VN - A meeting was held at the Green One UN House in Hanoi on June 3 to mark World Environment Day (June 5).