VOV.VN - Dr. Santiago Dueñas Carrera, Vice President of BioCubaFarma (Cuba’s biotechnology and pharmaceutical group) has recently introduced to reporters in Hanoi Cuba’s biotechnology, particularly in biomedicine and pharmaceuticals, to boost technological cooperation between the two countries.
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Giấc Mơ Là Ốc Sên (The Dream Is a Snail) has been named for the Official Selection of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it will compete for the Short Film Palme d’Or.
Glenn Mathews, an Australian citizen living in Canberra and the son of an Australian veteran who served the war in Vietnam, visited the Embassy of Vietnam in Australia on April 20 to return the diary of Vietnamese martyr Vo Van Cong. The diary was found by his father in 1968.
VOV.VN - Vietnam ranked 18th among the world’s 30 largest exporting economies in 2025, with export turnover estimated at US$473 billion, according to the latest data from the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
VOV.VN - A project to build 1,000 “knowledge libraries” for students was announced in Hanoi on April 21, together with the launch of the “Donate a Book- Open the Future” campaign on the occasion of Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day.
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Association in Udon Thani solemnly held a Hung Kings Commemoration ceremony to remember and pay tribute to the Hung Kings, the founders of the nation on April 21, at Khánh An Pagoda in Udon Thani province in northeastern Thailand.
Vietnam’s small businesses saw a strong performance in 2025, with 84% reporting growth - a slight increase from the previous year, according to an Asia-Pacific small business survey released on April 21 in Ho Chi Minh City by CPA Australia, one of the world’s largest professional accounting organisations.
Vietnamese Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yun-duk held talks on April 21 in Hanoi, aiming to expand cooperation in transport infrastructure and urban development.
Vietnam’s real estate market is showing encouraging signs in 2026, as the Asia–Pacific region gradually recovers following a year marked by volatility and supply chain restructuring.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 21 for Irish Ambassador to Vietnam Deirdre Ní Fhallúin to discuss measures to strengthen bilateral cooperation and preparations for the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1996–2026).