The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee, in coordination with the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, officially launched Humanitarian Month 2025 on May 8 under the theme “Humanitarian Journey – Spreading Love.”

VOV.VN - The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on May 8 with the adoption of a declaration that reaffirms the unwavering commitment to apply Buddhist wisdom, moral responsibility and collective action to bring about world peace, protect human dignity and sustain the well-being of the planet

VOV.VN - A handover and repatriation ceremony for the remains of 16 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Attapeu and Champasak provinces took place on May 7 in Champasak province, Laos.

Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns, and devotees gathered at Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City on May 6 to venerate the heart relic of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc, a revered Vietnamese monk who self-immolated in 1963 in protest of religious repression.

A Vietnam Airlines flight en route from Hanoi to Frankfurt, German, had to make an unscheduled landing in Turkey on May 6 to assist a passenger experiencing a serious health problem.

A workshop on smart urban areas was jointly organised in Hanoi on May 6 by the National Innovation Centre (NIC), the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) of Germany, and TU Dortmund University.

VOV.VN - A lantern releasing ceremony was held on May 6 in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the UN Day of Vesak 2025, with prayers for global peace and prosperity.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has called for a roadmap to gradually reduce the financial burden of medical expenses on the public, with the goal of achieving universal free hospital care between 2030 and 2035.

VOV.VN - As the rainy season sets in and dengue cases typically surge between May and November, the Vietnamese health sector is urging early and proactive prevention efforts.

As an active and responsible member of the United Nations and the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), Vietnam has continued to uphold and committed to fulfilling its international obligations under the United Nations space treaties, including the Outer Space Treaty and the Rescue Agreement.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6, becoming a gathering place for thousands of international and domestic Buddhist delegates to honour Buddhist values of peace and sustainable development and to demonstrate a spirit of global solidarity.

The High-level People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6 opened the appellate hearing for the high-profile corruption case involving the Xuyen Viet Oil Transport, Trading and Tourism Co., Ltd (Xuyen Viet Oil).

VOV.VN - Vietnam will gradually provide its citizens with free annual health checkups from 2026 to 2030, toward the ultimate goal of universal free health care by 2045, said Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan at a Government press briefing in Hanoi on May 6.

VOV.VN - Four Vietnamese have been found dead in a rental apartment in Taoyuan City, Taiwan (China), according to local media sources.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 officially opened at the Vietnam Buddhist University II in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, attracting the participation of more than 2,700 delegates from 85 countries and territories worldwide.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, in coordination with the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, on May 5 visited and presented gifts to children with disabilities at the Centre for Rehabilitation and Assistance for Disable Children in Ho Chi Minh City, as part of the UN Day of Vesak 2025.

The UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 in Vietnam will further strengthen solidarity and offer meaningful contributions to global peace and development, according to Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, the Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS).

VOV.VN - The management board of the Ly Son Marine Protected Area in the central province of Quang Ngai on May 5 provided treatment for an endangered sea turtle found with injuries to both front flippers after becoming entangled in a ghost net.

VOV.VN - A giant 500m² Buddhist flag was hoisted into the sky during the United Nations Vesak 2025 celebration in Ho Chi Minh City on May 5.

Continuing its pioneering efforts in applying advanced technologies to enhance the flying experience, from now on Vietjet passengers traveling on domestic flights from Terminal 1 at Noi Bai International Airport can now complete check-in, security screening, and boarding procedures using biometric authentication (eKYC) via the VNeID app.

Cho Ray Hospital announced on May 4 that it has performed organ transplantation from a brain-dead donor for six recipients.

The Republic of Korea Navy destroyer Kang Gam Chan, carrying 296 officers and sailors, docked at Tien Sa Port on May 4, commencing a three-day courtesy visit to the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Vietnam has worked out an ambitious economic transformation, propelled by a national blueprint that prioritises sci-tech, innovation and digital transformation.

The Seraphin waste-to-energy plant, the second of its kind in Hanoi, after the Nam Son plant in Soc Son district, has received waste to begin its operations.

VOV.VN - During the five-day holiday from April 30 to May 4, traffic police across Vietnam handled more than 9,000 cases of alcohol-related violations, as the National Traffic Safety Committee reported a total of 268 traffic accidents nationwide, leaving 128 people dead and 203 injured.

VOV.VN - A forest ranger was killed by a wild gaur (Bos gaurus) while on duty at Cat Tien National Park on May 3, according to the park management board.

VOV.VN - After a series of cool days during the April 30 – May 1 holiday period, Northern and Central Vietnam are enduring a widespread heatwave due to the influence of a low-pressure heat zone from the west, with maximum temperatures exceeding 37°C.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese soldiers participated in a rehearsal at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 3 evening, in preparation for a grand military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (May 9).

VOV.VN - The veneration of the Heart Sarira of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc, one of the events within the framework of the 2025 United Nations Vesak celebrations, will begin at 2:00 pm on May 6 and last until May 10 at the Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, according to the latest announcement issued on the afternoon of May 3 by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhist followers, and people from across the country gathered at Thanh Tam Pagoda in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City on May 3 morning to venerate the Lord Buddha’s Sarira.