Child protection in the digital environment took centre stage at an extraordinary congress of the Vietnam Association for Protection of Child Rights (VACR) held in Hanoi on May 6 with the participation of more than 200 delegates.

The Vietbuild Da Nang International Exhibition 2026, themed “Construction – Building Materials – Real Estate – Interior & Exterior Decoration,” opened on May 6, featuring nearly 1,000 booths from 220 domestic and international enterprises.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his entourage laid a wreath in tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the late leader's memorial site in New Delhi on May 6, as part of their ongoing state visit to India.

A high-ranking delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence led by Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang has attended the SAHA 2026 International Defence & Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul at the invitation of the Turkish Ministry of National Defence.

Under the National Assembly's Resolution No. 28/2026/QH16 on the development of Vietnamese culture, the State is set to allocate at least 2% of total annual state budget expenditure to cultural development.

The first-instance trial of former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and nine co-defendants is scheduled to open on May 20, in a case involving alleged violations in the management and use of state property, swindling, and bribery at the Ministry of Health and related units.

The rapid advancement of technology is breathing new life into Vietnam’s cultural heritage, enabling values once confined to museums to reach wider audiences through creative works by artists, communities and individuals.

The Vietnam Fisheries Society (Vinafis) has formally lodged a protest with the Government Office, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over China’s unilateral fishing ban in the East Sea in 2026.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and India have agreed to elevate bilateral ties to an “Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” under the spirit of “Shared Vision, Strategic Convergence, Practical Cooperation”, opening a new period of development in relations between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 6 witnessed the signing and exchange of cooperation documents in multiple fields following their talks at the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi.