The “Toi yeu To quoc" (I love my fatherland) journey 2026 and communications campaign marking the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF)'s traditional day (October 15, 1956–2026) will take place from May to October, the federation announced at a press conference on May 14.

The Department of Public Security of Dong Thap province has said its Security Agency for Investigation issued decisions to launch legal proceedings against and temporarily detain two men for investigation into alleged “activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” under Article 109 of the Penal Code.

VOV.VN - A widespread heatwave across Vietnam is entering its most severe phase on May 15 and 16, with temperatures in many northern and central provinces ranging from 36°C to 38°C and reaching as high as 39°C in some areas.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is approaching a Human Development Index (HDI) score of 0.8, the level classified by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as high human development, showing improvements not only in income and economic growth, but also in education, healthcare and quality of life.

VOV.VN - Sri Lanka expects science and technology ties with Vietnam to expand significantly following the State visit by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, Sri Lankan Minister of Science and Technology Chrishantha Abeysena said in a recent media interview in South Asia.

VOV.VN - A rare herd of gaur, one of the largest wild bovine species in Asia, has been discovered in Yok Don National Park, Central Vietnam, through camera trap monitoring, park authorities announced on May 14.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Vu Dai Thang signed a decision on May 13, 2026 approving the Hanoi Capital Master Plan with a 100-year vision, outlining development under an open urban model with a “multi-layered, multi-polar and multi-centered” structure, with the Red River serving as the city’s main ecological and cultural landscape axis.

Vietnam Customs, in collaboration with the Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances (GRIDS) Programme under the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), on May 13 held a ceremony to hand over equipment to the Narcotics Targeting Centre (NTC) and officially launch the centre’s new office.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed on May 13 that Vietnam has not recorded any cases related to Hantavirus infection, amid global concerns following reports of a cluster of cases linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius.

Leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Labour on May 13 held a working session with a delegation from Singapore's National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to exchange experience in improving workforce quality, enhancing sustainable labour productivity and promoting technology application in trade union activities.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has organised a series of meaningful activities to mark International Day of the Midwife (May 5) and International Nurses Day (May 12).

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City police have coordinated with relevant agencies to receive 33 Vietnamese citizens deported from the United States, city police said on May 12.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is facing growing concerns over a rapidly aging population as the country’s fertility rate remains below replacement level despite a slight recovery in 2025.

A delegation from the Club of Cambodian Journalists paid a working visit to the Vietnam Journalists Association in Hanoi on May 12 to strengthen professional cooperation.

VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam (VOV) was named Best Radio Program winner at the 21st AIBD International Media Awards during the Asian Media Summit 2026, held in the Maldives on May 12, drawing the participation of media executives and industry experts from more than 30 Asia-Pacific countries and territories.

VOV.VN - A group of students in Can Tho city is experimenting with turning discarded coffee grounds into bio-based materials for fashion products, offering a glimpse into how younger generations in Vietnam are increasingly engaging with sustainability and circular economy thinking through hands-on learning.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is accelerating efforts to reduce the development gap between ethnic minority and mountainous regions and the country’s more developed urban and lowland areas, as the government pushes forward a long-term strategy focused on infrastructure, education and sustainable economic growth.

Authorities in the southern province of Tay Ninh on May 12 held a ceremony at the Binh Hiep international border gate in Binh Hiep commune to receive the remains of 158 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia.

The People’s Procuracy of Region 2 in the central city of Hue said on May 12 that authorities have executed an arrest warrant and searched the residence of suspect Mai Hoang as part of an ongoing investigation in accordance with the law.

VOV.VN - A 53-year-old Philippine woman has successfully undergone complex Graves’ disease surgery at Hanoi-based National Hospital of Endocrinology after years of failed medical treatment caused by severe allergic reactions to multiple anti-thyroid medications.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is experiencing an intense nationwide heatwave as scorching temperatures continue to spread across the country on May 13, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed a decision ratifying the programme implementing Project 06 on developing applications of population data, identification and electronic authentication to serve national digital transformation for 2026–2030, with a vision to 2035.

The Vietnam Innovation and Private Capital Summit 2026 (VIPC Summit 2026) will serve as a major platform connecting policymakers, global investors, technology firms and startups to increase investment flows and support Vietnam’s rapidly growing innovation ecosystem, heard a press conference in Hanoi on May 12.

VOV.VN - Canada’s response to geopolitical shocks and disruptions in global energy supply chains offers important lessons for Vietnam as it implements Politburo Resolution 70 on national energy security through 2030, with a vision to 2045.

A total of 358 sets of martyrs’ remains were recovered between March 15 and May 6 as part of the “500-day-and-night campaign to accelerate the search, collection and identification of martyrs’ remains,” heard a conference in Hanoi on May 11.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) clinched the top spot in Vietnam’s 2025 Public Administration Reform Index for ministries and ministry-level agencies, scoring 95.48%, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).

VOV.VN - Competent agencies have released eight endangered and rare wild animals back into their natural habitat at Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Gia Lai province, after months of rescue, treatment and rehabilitation.

Vietnamese authorities on May 11 handed over two fishing vessels and ten Chinese fishermen rescued in the Gulf of Tonkin to the Chinese law enforcement force.​

A delegation from the Security Guard Command under the Ministry of Public Security, led by its Deputy Commander Maj. Gen Pham Van Hung, on May 11, conducted on-site inspections of key locations set to host activities during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2027 in Phu Quoc special zone, the southern province of An Giang

VOV.VN - A delegation from the National Cybersecurity Association (NCA) and representatives of Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security recently held in-depth working discussions with the Austrian Institute of Technology to boost cooperation in cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence (AI).