Singapore’s banks are expanding their presence in Vietnam to seize opportunities from the market’s increasing integration into Asian trade and surging corporate financing needs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese weightlifter Nguyen Hoai Huong delivered a strong performance at the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships in India on May 13 (local time), securing two silver medals and one bronze in the women’s 53kg category.

VinFast plans to spin off and sell its domestic manufacturing business for about US$530 million as part of restructuring aimed at shifting to a more capital-efficient, asset-light operating model in Vietnam, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 12.

Vietnam Customs, in collaboration with the Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances (GRIDS) Programme under the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), on May 13 held a ceremony to hand over equipment to the Narcotics Targeting Centre (NTC) and officially launch the centre’s new office.

Vietnam is expected to maintain its position as the world’s second-largest coffee producer and the leading supplier of robusta coffee in the 2025/26 crop year, latest data by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Lam Thi Phuong Thanh met with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Sports Thongsalit Mangnomek and Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee’s Commission for Propaganda and Training Khamphan Pheuiyavong, as part of her visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has imposed a financial penalty on the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) following crowd-related violations and stadium security shortcomings during Vietnam’s 3-1 victory over Malaysia in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Saudi Arabia are moving to strengthen cooperation in security and law enforcement as senior officials from both countries discussed ways to deepen bilateral ties in Hanoi on May 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, special envoy of General Secretary and State President To Lam, held meetings and talks with senior leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Pyongyang on May 13 to promote bilateral friendship and cooperation.

VOV.VN - From May 12, 2026, Explora by Grand Pioneers Cruises officially launches luxury day journeys in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, expanding the brand’s green cruise ecosystem in one of the world’s most iconic natural heritage sites.