VOV.VN - A painting contest themed “Vietnam today in children’s eyes” for students at more than 50 schools across Hungary is being held in order to introduce Vietnam to young Hungarian people.

The Latin American News Agency Prensa Latina recently ran an article titled "Derechos humanos en Vietnam: hechos, más que palabras" (Human rights in Vietnam: facts, more than words), highlighting Vietnam’s achievements in promoting human rights.

Vietnamese athletes bagged three gold and two bronze medals at the Hong Kong Athletics Championship which took place from May 4-5 at the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Hong Kong (China).

VOV.VN -A person has been reported dead and 11 others missing after four fishing vessels capsized in fishing grounds off Quang Binh province’s coast due to strong winds, according to the Quang Binh provincial Fisheries Agency.

More than 200 overseas Vietnamese and French friends gathered with various organisations at the Place de la République in Paris on May 4 to express their support for Vietnamese-French Tran To Nga and Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims of Vietnam in a lawsuit against chemical companies that supplied herbicides to the US military during the war in Vietnam.

VOV.VN- Hordes of residents showed their joy to see armed forces and militia members march along the main streets of Dien Bien city on May 5 following the official rehearsal of a grand military parade in celebration for the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

The wildlife rescue, conservation, and development centre of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh recently took in a wild cat and an Assam macaque, with care and rehabilitation process underway preparing for their release back into their natural habitat.

Experts and representatives from organisations shared their views on Vietnamese semiconductor human resources in the global supply chain at a conference in Hanoi on May 4.

Cherfaoui Tayeb, Chairman of the Algeria-Vietnam Friendship Association (AVFA) and a military veteran, has hailed Vietnam as a revolutionary example, with the Dien Bien Phu Victory as a crucial military art and a source of inspirations for national liberation movements in Africa.

The Royal Cambodian Army Command has recently held a ceremony to award 470 Friendship Orders of the Vietnamese State and certificates of merit to Cambodian police and military officers, and officials of localities.

The People's Committee of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau has issued a plan to launch a peak month in the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, and prepared for the fifth working session with the European Commission (EC)’s inspection team.

VOV.VN - An official of the Ministry of Health has played down public worries about AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine side-effects after the pharmaceutical giant admitted that the vaccine may cause extremely rare side-effects such as blood clots and low platelet count.

The southern province of Dong Nai and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Gyeongnam province signed a series of agreements on May 2 to deepen collaboration in labour and human resources training.

Vietnam has expressed its hope that Cambodia will soon provide information on Cambodia’s Funan-Techo canal project and join hands in assessing its impacts and seeking solutions to them.

VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese residents who fell victim to human trafficking in Laos have been rescued and assisted to return to their home country.

The 4th edition of VinFuture Prize, an annual international award that honours remarkable scientific breakthroughs and promotes innovations for humankind, has officially closed its nomination portal with a record of 1,469 submissions.

VOV.VN - A local resident was killed by lightning and over 1,200 houses were unroofed after thunderstorms slammed into the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Bac Kan, and Tuyen Quang from April 30 to May 1.

VOV.VN - A total of 347 traffic accidents occurred nationwide during the recent five-day break marking National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1), killing 138 people and injuring 285 others.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch, requesting ministries, sectors, and localities to continue vigorously and effectively implementing fire prevention and control measures nationwide.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to brace for more severe heat waves in May due to the strong expansion of the western warm air, according to a national meteorologist.

Nearly 70 Vietnamese expatriates from 22 countries recently returned to their homeland and visited the Truong Sa (Spratly) and DKI platform, as part of a trip co-organised by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the High Command of the Vietnam People's Navy.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Education and Training on May 2 kick-started a portal for high school students to register for this year’s graduation exam due to take place in late June.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 1 signed a dispatch demanding prompt actions to deal with the consequences of a serious workplace accident that happened in a wood factory in southern province of Dong Nai earlier the same day, as well as to support victims.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong highlighted Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in economic development and population affairs to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) while addressing the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD57) of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

VOV.VN - People on May 1 returned to big cities such as Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to work after enjoying a five-day holiday period, causing plenty of traffic congestion.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has six representatives out of a total of 739 institutions from 31 countries and territories in Asia honoured by Times Higher Education in the Asia University Rankings 2024.

VOV.VN - A weak cold spell hit northern localities of Vietnam on May 1, helping to reduce the intense heat in early summer that has baked the northern and central regions for the past few days.

VOV.VN - Six people were killed and seven others were injured after a boiler exploded at a wood processing factory in Dong Nai, a province in southern Vietnam on May 1 morning.

VOV.VN - Thousands of people converged on Bach Dang Wharf Park, Nguyen Hue Waking Street, Saigon River Park and other venues on April 30 evening enjoying a spectacular fireworks display marking National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).

Authorities of Urugay's Montevideo city have passed a resolution to name a Vietnamese space on Jose Pedro Valera Avenue on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - 2024), and the 134th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - 2024).