VOV.VN - The ashes of a 24-year-old Vietnamese woman who was recent found dead in Japan have finally been brought back to her home in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak for a memorial and burial service.

VOV.VN - The central province of Ha Tinh on May 17 held a memorial and burial ceremony for 11 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during international missions.

VOV.VN - A sudden cold spell which is considered a weather phenomenon, particularly as such cold temperatures have rarely been seen in May over the past 40 years, forced many citizens of Hanoi to wear an extra layer of clothing on May 16.

VOV.VN - A total of 1,550 fresh infections were reported nationwide on May 16, thereby elevating the national tally since the start of the pandemic to 10,698,180, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Two local female professors were honoured with the Kovalevskaia Award 2021 in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the field of scientific research at a ceremony held on May 16 by the Vietnam Women's Union.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, also known as Céline Nha Nguyen, has become the first Vietnamese woman to conquer the summit of Mount Everest.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with some overseas Vietnamese (OV) intellectuals and young people in New York on May 15 as part of his working trip to the US and the UN.

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS)’s digital transformation efforts have helped provide chip-based ID cards for health insurance at more than 4,000 medical facilities across the country.

Responding to climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change impacts are among priorities of the French Development Agency (AFD)’s cooperation priorities in Vietnam, AFD Executive Director Philippe Orliange has affirmed.

VOV.VN - Daily coronavirus infections continued to dive in Vietnam on May 15 as 1,594 fresh cases were confirmed while no deaths were recorded nationwide.