VOV.VN - A tropical low-pressure system has formed in the northern region of the East Sea, with this weather pattern likely to develop into a tropical depression, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting on May 30.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on May 30 in the southern Laotian province of Attapeu to hand over and repatriate the remains of eight Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in the neighbouring country.

Cao Bang authority has announced it had built a detailed 'scenario' for hosting the 8th symposium of the Asia Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN) so that it will take place on time in September.

Valuable images and documents about President Ho Chi Minh while in France were displayed at the Museum of Living History in France in an exhibition opened on May 28.

A nationwide campaign has been launched to crack down on drug-related crimes.

VOV.VN - A working delegation led by Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong and the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in Geneva actively coordinated to participate in the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA77) which is getting underway from May 28 to June 1.

VOV.VN - A forum to step up cooperation in training and supplying high-quality human resources between localities and businesses in Vietnam and the Kyushu region of Japan was recently held by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka prefecture.

President To Lam held the first-ever meeting in Hanoi on May 28 with and presented gifts to children of police martyrs, foster children of the Police Women's Union and communal police, and children of officers and soldiers who won national and international awards during the 2023-2024 academic year.

The Vietnam-Germany Association in Schwaben region of Germany opened a Vietnamese language class in Augsburg city for young people from Vietnamese and Vietnamese-German families on May 27.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team has successfully beaten more than 470 contestants from 160 teams of 49 different countries at the global final of the Huawei ICT competition 2023 to 2024 which recently concluded in Shenzhen in China.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has called on individuals and communities to join forces in a campaign aimed at preventing and controlling dengue fever to mark the 14th ASEAN Dengue Day on June 15.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in the central province of Quang Tri announced on May 27 that they have arrested a total of five Lao nationals for transporting 100 cakes of heroin into Vietnam.

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 27 to honour border guards for their exceptional achievements in combating drug-related crimes and smuggling.

VOV.VN -The website Research.com recently announced its rankings of global scientists who recorded excellent achievements in scientific publications in 2024, with 19 Vietnamese nationals featured.

VOV.VN - Recent years has seen Ho Chi Minh City as one of the localities recording the highest number of dengue fever cases nationwide, according to Dr. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, deputy director of the municipal Department of Health.

The Truc Lam Zen Monastery in France held a ceremony on May 26 to mark Lord Buddha’s birthday (Vesak Day).

National Assembly (NA) deputies spend the entire day of May 27 to discuss contentious contents of the draft amended social insurance law.

The Vietnamese Cultural and Art Association in the Czech Republic held its fourth congress on May 25, during which it resolved to improve the quality of its art performance programmes during the 2024-2028 period, helping popularise the image of the home country to the international community.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health held a meeting in Hanoi on May 26 to mark World No Tobacco Day 2024 (May 31).

HCM City is building a standard procedure for handling acts that are considered sexual harassment in the workplace.

The 2023 Southeast Asia Report – Technology in Education was launched in Hanoi on May 24 by UNESCO and the Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences in partnership with the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) and the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report Team based in UNESCO.

VOV.VN - HNLMS Tromp (F803), the second De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy, docked at Chua Ve port in the northern city of Hai Phong on May 24, beginning a four-day goodwill visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A memorial and reburial service was held on May 24 at the Nghi Loc district Martyrs’ Cemetery in the central province of Nghe An for the remains of 87 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos during wartime.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on May 24 sent his condolences to families of the victims of a deadly boarding house fire in downtown Hanoi.

VOV.VN - At least 14 people, mostly students, were killed in a fire at a three-storey boarding house in Trung Hoa ward of Cau Giay district, Hanoi, on May 24 morning.

The Wildlife Rescue Centre at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh on May 23 said that it has released 17 rescued rare animals back to the wild.

VOV.VN - The UK Government has announced an additional GBP40 million (US$54 million) to extend the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) programme for another five years till 2029 to support at least 800 low carbon projects in 16 countries across Asia, Latin America, and Africa, including Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Australian Embassy in Vietnam on May 22 announced the launch of the next phase of Investing in Women (IW), an Australian Government initiative supporting women’s economic empowerment in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam has set its sights even higher, aiming to become a high-income country by 2045 and a decarbonised economy by 2050 — ambitious goals that demand innovation and strategic visions.

Le Van Thinh, Director of HCM City's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and Tran Thanh Hai, Principal of Vien Dong College, have signed a commitment with several German enterprises to increase skilled young labourers for the college and to train young talents in line with German standards for the labour market in both countries.