VOV.VN - Four Vietnamese have been found dead in a rental apartment in Taoyuan City, Taiwan (China), according to local media sources.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 officially opened at the Vietnam Buddhist University II in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, attracting the participation of more than 2,700 delegates from 85 countries and territories worldwide.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, in coordination with the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, on May 5 visited and presented gifts to children with disabilities at the Centre for Rehabilitation and Assistance for Disable Children in Ho Chi Minh City, as part of the UN Day of Vesak 2025.

The UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 in Vietnam will further strengthen solidarity and offer meaningful contributions to global peace and development, according to Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, the Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS).

VOV.VN - The management board of the Ly Son Marine Protected Area in the central province of Quang Ngai on May 5 provided treatment for an endangered sea turtle found with injuries to both front flippers after becoming entangled in a ghost net.

VOV.VN - A giant 500m² Buddhist flag was hoisted into the sky during the United Nations Vesak 2025 celebration in Ho Chi Minh City on May 5.

Continuing its pioneering efforts in applying advanced technologies to enhance the flying experience, from now on Vietjet passengers traveling on domestic flights from Terminal 1 at Noi Bai International Airport can now complete check-in, security screening, and boarding procedures using biometric authentication (eKYC) via the VNeID app.

Cho Ray Hospital announced on May 4 that it has performed organ transplantation from a brain-dead donor for six recipients.

The Republic of Korea Navy destroyer Kang Gam Chan, carrying 296 officers and sailors, docked at Tien Sa Port on May 4, commencing a three-day courtesy visit to the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Vietnam has worked out an ambitious economic transformation, propelled by a national blueprint that prioritises sci-tech, innovation and digital transformation.

The Seraphin waste-to-energy plant, the second of its kind in Hanoi, after the Nam Son plant in Soc Son district, has received waste to begin its operations.

VOV.VN - During the five-day holiday from April 30 to May 4, traffic police across Vietnam handled more than 9,000 cases of alcohol-related violations, as the National Traffic Safety Committee reported a total of 268 traffic accidents nationwide, leaving 128 people dead and 203 injured.

VOV.VN - A forest ranger was killed by a wild gaur (Bos gaurus) while on duty at Cat Tien National Park on May 3, according to the park management board.

VOV.VN - After a series of cool days during the April 30 – May 1 holiday period, Northern and Central Vietnam are enduring a widespread heatwave due to the influence of a low-pressure heat zone from the west, with maximum temperatures exceeding 37°C.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese soldiers participated in a rehearsal at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 3 evening, in preparation for a grand military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (May 9).

VOV.VN - The veneration of the Heart Sarira of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc, one of the events within the framework of the 2025 United Nations Vesak celebrations, will begin at 2:00 pm on May 6 and last until May 10 at the Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, according to the latest announcement issued on the afternoon of May 3 by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhist followers, and people from across the country gathered at Thanh Tam Pagoda in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City on May 3 morning to venerate the Lord Buddha’s Sarira.

VOV.VN - The planned enshrinement and public veneration of the Heart Sarira of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc on May 3 has been postponed, according to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS).

VOV.VN - The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6 to 8, will feature various distinctive cultural activities, including an exhibition announcing 87 national Buddhist treasures, according to a press conference on the event on May 2.

VOV.VN - Lord Buddha’s sarira, a sacred treasure of India, has arrived in Vietnam and is open for public veneration at Thanh Tam pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City from May 3.

A new training range for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) has recently been inaugurated in Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi, marking another step in the US and Vietnam’s decades-long effort to heal the scars of war.

VOV.VN - Lord Buddha’s Sarira, a sacred treasure of India, has been brought to Vietnam on May 2 for exhibition during the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025, due to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6 to 8.

VOV.VN - To celebrate the National Reunification Day April 30, Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has officially launched the Da Vinci Xi Robot, the most advanced in Southeast Asia, marking a new milestone in the southern city's journey to bring high-tech healthcare to a global standard.

VOV.VN - Detention and temporary detention facilities across the country simultaneously held ceremonies on May 1 morning to announce the President’s 2025 special amnesty decision.

Vietnam’s remarkable transformation and growing stature in the international arena were the focus of a seminar held on April 29 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) – the largest university in Latin America.

Hanoi has launched a wide range of cultural and entertainment activities to attract tourists during the five-day national holiday, starting from April 30.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture and Sports has announced that the planned drone light show featuring 10,500 unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) on the evening of May 1 will be canceled.

Major international media outlets and news platforms have published extensive coverage and striking visuals of the grand ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30 to mark the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification of Vietnam.

International guests have gathered in Ho Chi Minh City to honour Vietnam’s historic struggle for independence as the country marks the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel held a ceremony and a seminar on April 28 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 –2025).