VOV.VN - Vietnam has been awarded the right to host the 2026 Beach Wrestling World Series by the United World Wrestling (UWW), marking the first time the country will stage the event.

State President Luong Cuong affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to bolstering relations with Cambodia, Saudi Arabia and the Commonwealth of Dominica while receiving these nations’ newly appointed ambassadors to Vietnam on March 18 as they presented their credentials.

Vietnam has underscored the vital role of forests in driving sustainable economic growth as it joins global celebrations of the International Day of Forests, observed annually on March 21.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s shrimp exports to China rose sharply in the first two months of 2026, while shipments to the United States and the Republic of Korea (RoK) dropped, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reported on March 18.

The first ministerial-level “3+3” strategic dialogue on foreign affairs, national defence and public security between Vietnam and China represents a pioneering initiative helping safeguard political security and further deepen bilateral strategic cooperation, said Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, held talks with Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun, China’s Minister of National Defence, in northern Quang Ninh province on March 18 within the framework of the 10th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange.

VOV.VN - The Japanese government has allocated JPY50 billion in next-generation official development assistance (ODA) to support Vietnam in implementing policies for green transition, green growth and climate change adaptation.

Vietnam’s coffee and tea chain market is valued at more than US$1.3 billion, making it the third largest in Southeast Asia after Indonesia and Thailand, according to Singapore-based venture capital firm Momentum Works.

Vietnamese Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang held talks with Liu Jun, President, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in Hanoi on March 17 to discuss prospects for expanding bilateral economic cooperation, particularly in the financial and banking sectors.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun, China’s Minister of National Defence alongside a high-level delegation arrived in Vietnam on March 18 to attend activities under the 10th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange in northern Quang Ninh province.