VOV.VN - Japan welcomed 29,665 Vietnamese guest workers in the first four months of this year, becoming the largest recipient of workers under labour contract from the Southeast Asian nation, according to the Department of Overseas Labor under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha solemnly held a ritual on May 21 at Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi to observe the 2568th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

The visit of Narayana Murthy, often referred to as 'India's Bill Gates', is seen as an indication of the strengthening of the relationship between Indian and Vietnamese IT businesses, stated FPT in a press release.

An art programme will be held at the Hanoi Opera House in August together with social welfare activities in the northern province of Dien Bien in celebration of the Vu Lan festival – a Buddhist tradition and a cultural activity aimed at honouring and showing gratitude to parents and ancestors.

40 impoverished people in the central province of Thue Thien – Hue have received free cataract surgeries under a charitable programme organised by the Hue Eye Hospital, in collaboration with the Asia - Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association (APBA), the provincial support Association for Poor Patients, and the Nam Dong district medical centre.

After the three-year implementation, Japanese-funded Project VIE 071 on “Reducing Income- and Health-Related Vulnerability of Older Persons in Vietnam” has resulted in positive changes in caring for the elderly in the northern province of Hoa Binh, one of its six target localities.

VOV.VN - North-South rail service has come to a grinding halt in Vietnam after the Deo Thi railway tunnel in the south-central province of Phu Yen, collapsed on May 21.

VOV.VN - The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 21 held a solemn ceremony to rebury 12 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos during the past war.

The Hanoi People's Court sentenced a total of 21 defendants involved in a transnational money laundering ring led by Chinese nationals.

Vietnamese airlines have worked hard to implement the net zero emission targets by using new generation aircraft in their operation, which are more environmentally friendly thanks to advanced technologies.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-ASIA Digital Transformation (DX) Summit 2024 will be held at the International Convention Centre in Hanoi on May 28 - 29 on the theme of "Digital and Green Transformation-Developing Digital Economy".

VOV.VN - Thousands of people gathered together at Phap Hoa Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City on May 19 in the largest lantern releasing ceremony in order to pray for peace on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2568th birthday.

More support has been provided for Vietnamese impacted by the fire at the Marywilska shopping centre in Warsaw, Poland.

Nearly 32,000 people, including 1,682 foreigners, paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum from May 18-19 on the occasion of the late leader’s 134th birth anniversary (May 19,1890-2024), the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board reported.

A ceremony was held on May 19 in the Lao southern province of Saravane to hand over and repatriate the remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Saravane and Sekong provinces.

A wide range of activities have been held by Vietnamese embassies in foreign countries to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his 134th birthday (May 19, 1890).

The President Ho Chi Minh Monument was inaugurated in Phu Quoc city, the southern province of Kien Giang on May 19 to celebrate the 134th birth anniversary of the late leader (May 19, 1890-2024).

VOV.VN - Vietnam is celebrating the 134th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, for the younger generation of Vietnam, May 19 is a meaningful anniversary, an opportunity to express gratitude and respect for President Ho, the beloved leader of the Vietnamese people.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 19 launched a campaign calling for organ and tissue donation to save people's lives, with the participation of leaders and former leaders from the Ministry of Health, alongside representatives from ministries, agencies and localities.

VOV.VN - Throughout his life, President Ho Chi Minh always paid special attention to ethnic affairs and ethnic people, who have talked about him with great respect and admiration.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany has organised several activities to celebrate the 134th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh ((May 19, 1890 - 2024), a great leader of the Vietnamese people and the working class and an eminent soldier of the workers' movement and the international communist movement.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi welcomed thousands of guests as both international visitors and Vietnamese people from across the country paid their respect ahead of the 134th anniversary of his birth on May 19.

VOV.VN - Representatives of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP) and the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba have paid floral tribute to the Ho Chi Minh Park in Havana to mark the 134th birthday of the Vietnamese late leader (1890-2024).

VOV.VN - A project submitted by Vietnamese students won second prize at the 2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) Grand Awards, the highest prize notched up by Vietnam over the past 12 years.

Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and five other defendants in the Viet A case had their sentences reduced during an appeal court hearing in Hanoi on May 17.

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on May 17 to announce and honour the winners of the 53rd Universal Postal Union (UPU) letter-writing competition for young people.

Vietnam wants to deepen the traditional reliable relations and strategic partnership with France, particularly the French Development Agency (AFD), said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha while receiving AFD Deputy Director General Marie-Hélène Loison in Hanoi.

Up to 55 artworks by painter Dao Trong Ly on overseas Vietnamese’s (OVs) sentiment for President Ho Chi Minh are on display at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on May 17.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Le, chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council, welcomed a delegation on May 17 from the Gyeongsangbuk Provincial Council of the Republic of Korea (RoK), led by its chairman Bae Han Chul.

A wave of solidarity has brought relief to Vietnamese nationals affected by the devastating fire at the Marywilska shopping centre in Warsaw, Poland.