The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on May 16 launched a friendship tree-planting campaign and unveiled the “Friendship Tree Garden” in Phu An ward, aiming to strengthen people-to-people ties while promoting sustainable urban development.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Security Agency on May 15 initiated criminal proceedings against five cases involving alleged copyright and related rights infringement at several companies and organisations.

An international initiative aimed at promoting the rights and protection of women and girl children through Vovinam, the traditional martial art of Vietnam, was launched at a ceremony hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan in Tokyo on May 15.

Border and police forces in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 15 handed over 33 Chinese nationals who had violated Vietnamese law to Chinese authorities.

Authorities of Lang Son province and Pingxiang city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China held talks on May 15 at Tan Thanh – Po Chai clearance point near markers 1090–1091 in Hoang Van Thu commune of Lang Son to promote trade, develop smart border gates and expand cross-border tourism cooperation.

The Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) is accelerating Korean robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) companies’ entry into Vietnam, a market fast remaking itself as Asia’s next hi-tech manufacturing hub.

VOV.VN - After several days of intense heat with temperatures exceeding 39°C in some areas, weather conditions across many parts of Vietnam are beginning to cool as thunderstorms are expected to return from the evening of May 16.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has announced an ambitious new master plan featuring large-scale interregional transport corridors and railway systems designed to reshape the capital’s long-term development landscape.

VOV.VN - The People's Court of Quang Ninh province on May 15 sentenced four defendants to death and five others to life imprisonment in an especially serious drug trafficking case involving gunfire against police officers that resulted in the death of a narcotics officer in April 2025.

VOV.VN - Da Nang is seeking to position itself as a leading “silver economy” hub in Southeast Asia as international experts and investors gathered at the Da Nang Global Business Summit 2026 to discuss elderly care, integrated healthcare and medical tourism opportunities in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Two whales were spotted near Mai Nha Islet off the coast of Phuoc Dong fishing village, Dak Lak province, on May 15, attracting significant attention from local residents and tourists.

VOV.VN - HMCS Charlottetown of the Royal Canadian Navy arrived at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang on May 15, beginning a four-day goodwill visit to Vietnam as part of Operation Horizon - Canada’s long-term military deployment programme in the Indo-Pacific region.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association in Support of Persons with Disabilities is scheduled to hold its first national congress in Hanoi on May 18-19, marking the starting point of a broader restructuring process for one of Vietnam’s major social organisations working in vulnerable community support.

VOV.VN - Police in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang on May 15 arrested a national of the Republic of Korea (RoK) wanted under an Interpol red notice and handed him over to RoK authorities.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the Vietnam Coast Guard held a memorial ceremony to honor fallen soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in Vietnam’s southwestern waters and continental shelf during a voyage to survey and assess the situation in the area.

Police in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa, in coordination with police in Laos’ Houaphanh province, have dismantled two cross-border drug trafficking cases, arresting four suspects and seizing more than 23kg of narcotics and precursor substances.

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.