The administration of the Thai province of Nakhon Phanom and the Vietnamese-Thai People Association in the province held a ceremony on May 19 to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.

Representatives from the Ministry of Education and Training and Times Higher Education (THE) - which is known for publishing the annual Times Higher Education – QS World University Rankings - on May 18 discussed further cooperation to improve the quality of higher education in Vietnam.

The Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Hall in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing has become a popular destination for tourists seeking to learn about revolutionary activities of communist leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai of China, and especially President Ho Chi Minh, and holds a special significance for Vietnamese people residing in China.

The Vietnam-Wales education cooperation workshop took place in Cardiff, Wales, gathering representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), the Global Wales programme, the British Council, eight universities from Wales, and 30 from Vietnam.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 19 held memorial and burial services for Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Salavan and Sekong provinces of Laos.

VOV.VN - Two Indian naval ships INS Delhi and INS Satpura docked at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang on May 19, marking the beginning of its four-day visit to the central city.

VOV.VN - A commemorative site for President Ho Chi Minh in the Lao province of Khammuon not only shows joint solidarity between the two sides, but also helps to preserve the cultural identity of the Vietnamese community in the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was solemnly held at the UN Headquarters on May 18 in New York to celebrate the International Vesak Day 2023.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) launched a new task force to promote innovation and catalyze investment in effective solutions for reducing plastic waste and pollution in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Level-4 Field Hospital No.2 at the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) debuted a flagpole on May 17 in celebration of the 133rd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh that falls on May 19.

Russian research vessel Akademik Oparin has arrived at Nha Trang port in the central province of Khanh Hoa to conduct a joint survey on marine resources as part of the "Roadmap for cooperation in marine research for the 2018-2025 period" between the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

With more than 5,000 books in Italian, Vietnamese, and other languages, the “Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam” Library in Todi, a city in the Italian region of Umbria, has become a destination for Italian and international visitors wishing to learn about Vietnam and its late leader.

Thanh Phan, a Vietnamese expatriate living in the UK, has shared his memories of President Ho Chi Minh who dedicated his whole life to the fight for the Vietnamese nation and people, on the occasion of the late leader’s 133rd birth anniversary (May 19, 1890).

Companies in Vietnam ranked higher than the global average in taking a strategic, consistent or radical approach to digitalising customer experience and engagement, said Singapore-based financial services group DBS.

Eight ministries and agencies will coordinate in conducting comprehensive, unscheduled inspections of TikTok's operations in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh recently attended the World Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition 2023 in the Dutch city of Rotterdam and the port of Rotterdam. ​

VOV.VN - The Laos-Vietnam Friendship Hospital, the largest health care infrastructure project ever presented to Laos by Vietnam, was inaugurated on May 17 in Laos’ northern province of Xiangkhouang.

VOV.VN - An exhibition introducing a collection of signatures and writings of President Ho Chi Minh in the 1945 - 1969 period opened at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 17 to celebrate the late leader's 133rd birth anniversary (May 19).

Repair has been finished on two of the five broken undersea cables linking Vietnam with the world, namely Intra Asia (IA) and SMW3, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

Participants at a seminar in Hanoi on May 16 discussed three pillars of the nation’s rapid and sustainable development.

VOV.VN - The amount of drugs seized via air routes has been increasingly lately, with the majority of drugs being transported from Europe, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Streets across the capital have been adorned with national flags, flowers, and banners to mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 133rd birthday (May 19, 1890-May 19, 2023).

VOV.VN - Mohamed Naurwa, president of Egyptian National Radio has hosted a reception for a delegation from the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) led by Vu Hai Quang, deputy general director of VOV to review co-operation agreements and deepen the relationship between the two national radio stations.

VOV.VN - The remains of 96 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in different periods in the Laotian provinces of Vientiane, Xaysomboun, and Xieng Khouang have been repatriated following ceremonies held in Xieng Khouang on May 16 and May17.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh will become a centrally-managed city by 2030 with seven subordinate cities, making it a large metropolitan city with regional and international significance.

The 2023 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Regional Workshop opened in Hanoi on May 16, under the theme of “Innovating International Higher Education”.

Philip Fernandez, a member of the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Society (CVFS), has highlighted the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh during an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 133rd birth anniversary of the late leader (May 19, 1890 – 2023).

The Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese in collaboration with VTV’s External Television Department on May 16 announced a new TV programme "Dau an Viet Nam" (Vietnam Impressions) featuring outstanding Vietnamese persons and promoting Vietnamese images to friends all over the world.

After a decade, Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite, the VNREDSat-1, has completed 53,000 rounds around the Earth, totaling 2.4 billion km, it was announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 16 to celebrate the 10th anniversary since its launch into space.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese students have won five awards in their maiden appearance at the VEX Robotics World Championship held in Texas, the United States.