Two Indian naval ships pay visit to Da Nang
Two Indian naval ships pay visit to Da Nang

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.

Two Indian naval ships pay visit to Da Nang
President Ho Chi Minh memorial site in Laos
President Ho Chi Minh memorial site in Laos

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.

President Ho Chi Minh memorial site in Laos
International Vesak Day 2023 marked in New York
International Vesak Day 2023 marked in New York

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

International Vesak Day 2023 marked in New York
New task force promotes innovation and financing for plastic waste reduction
New task force promotes innovation and financing for plastic waste reduction

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.

New task force promotes innovation and financing for plastic waste reduction
Field Hospital in South Sudan celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday
Field Hospital in South Sudan celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday

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.

Field Hospital in South Sudan celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday
Vietnamese, Russian scientists conduct joint survey on marine resources
Vietnamese, Russian scientists conduct joint survey on marine resources

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).

Vietnamese, Russian scientists conduct joint survey on marine resources
Library helps nurture Vietnam - Italy relations
Library helps nurture Vietnam - Italy relations

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.

Library helps nurture Vietnam - Italy relations
Vietnamese expatriate shares memories of President Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese expatriate shares memories of President Ho Chi Minh

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).

Vietnamese expatriate shares memories of President Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam ranks high in digitalisation: research
Vietnam ranks high in digitalisation: research

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.

Vietnam ranks high in digitalisation: research
Ministries, agencies to conduct comprehensive inspections of TikTok's operations
Ministries, agencies to conduct comprehensive inspections of TikTok's operations

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).

Ministries, agencies to conduct comprehensive inspections of TikTok's operations
Vietnam attends World Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition 2023
Vietnam attends World Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition 2023

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. ​

Vietnam attends World Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition 2023
Laos-Vietnam Friendship Hospital debuts in Xiangkhouang
Laos-Vietnam Friendship Hospital debuts in Xiangkhouang

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.

Laos-Vietnam Friendship Hospital debuts in Xiangkhouang
Exhibition features President Ho Chi Minh’s signatures, autographs
Exhibition features President Ho Chi Minh’s signatures, autographs

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).

Exhibition features President Ho Chi Minh’s signatures, autographs
Repair completes for two broken undersea cables connecting Vietnam with the world
Repair completes for two broken undersea cables connecting Vietnam with the world

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).

Repair completes for two broken undersea cables connecting Vietnam with the world
Seminar discusses orientations for rapid and sustainable national development
Seminar discusses orientations for rapid and sustainable national development

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

Seminar discusses orientations for rapid and sustainable national development
Cases of drug trafficking by air continue to rise
Cases of drug trafficking by air continue to rise

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.

Cases of drug trafficking by air continue to rise
Hanoi streets brilliantly decorated for President Ho Chi Minh's birthday celebration
Hanoi streets brilliantly decorated for President Ho Chi Minh's birthday celebration

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).

Hanoi streets brilliantly decorated for President Ho Chi Minh's birthday celebration
VOV fosters ties with Egyptian National Radio
VOV fosters ties with Egyptian National Radio

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 fosters ties with Egyptian National Radio
Remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts repatriated from Laos
Remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts repatriated from Laos

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.

Remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts repatriated from Laos
Quang Ninh to become centrally-run city by 2030
Quang Ninh to become centrally-run city by 2030

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.

Quang Ninh to become centrally-run city by 2030
Young leaders in Southeast Asia promote innovation in higher education
Young leaders in Southeast Asia promote innovation in higher education

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

Young leaders in Southeast Asia promote innovation in higher education
Countries, citizens worldwide honour President Ho Chi Minh’s life, revolutionary care
Countries, citizens worldwide honour President Ho Chi Minh’s life, revolutionary care

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).

Countries, citizens worldwide honour President Ho Chi Minh’s life, revolutionary care
New TV programme honours outstanding Vietnamese persons, achievements
New TV programme honours outstanding Vietnamese persons, achievements

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.

New TV programme honours outstanding Vietnamese persons, achievements
Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite marks decade in orbit
Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite marks decade in orbit

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.

Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite marks decade in orbit
Vietnam bags five prizes at Robotics World Championship 2023
Vietnam bags five prizes at Robotics World Championship 2023

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

Vietnam bags five prizes at Robotics World Championship 2023
Hot spell intensifies, highest temperature of 42℃ recorded
Hot spell intensifies, highest temperature of 42℃ recorded

VOV.VN - A hot spell hit the western part of Vietnam on May 16 morning and spread across the north-eastern, north-central and central regions, with the average daytime temperature reaching more than 37℃.

Hot spell intensifies, highest temperature of 42℃ recorded
Kon Tum struck by 12 consecutive tremors in five days
Kon Tum struck by 12 consecutive tremors in five days

VOV.VN - Twelve tremors have hit Kon Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum in five consecutive days, with the strongest measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale, according to the Vietnam Institute of Geophysics.

Kon Tum struck by 12 consecutive tremors in five days
Over one million students register for the 2023 High School Graduation Exam
Over one million students register for the 2023 High School Graduation Exam

More than one million students have registered for the National High School Graduation Exam in 2023, an increase of around 24,000 students compared to last year.

Over one million students register for the 2023 High School Graduation Exam
Capital needs breakthrough solutions to sci-tech firm development issues
Capital needs breakthrough solutions to sci-tech firm development issues

Housing 149 out of Vietnam’s 712 sci-tech companies, Hanoi remains in need of breakthrough solutions so that the capital city can quickly raise the local quality and quantity of businesses to reflect its true potential.

Capital needs breakthrough solutions to sci-tech firm development issues
Biometric identification piloted at Phu Bai int’l airport
Biometric identification piloted at Phu Bai int’l airport

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed to proceed with the biometric identification (facial recognition), authentication and use of electronic chip-embedded citizen identity cards and passports and level 2 e-identification accounts for passengers at Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Biometric identification piloted at Phu Bai int’l airport