VOV.VN - Vietnam is facing growing concerns over a rapidly aging population as the country’s fertility rate remains below replacement level despite a slight recovery in 2025.

Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Lam Thi Phuong Thanh held talks with Lao Minister of Culture and Tourism Suonsavan Vignaket in Vientiane, Laos on May 12 to review their 2021–2025 partnership and set the agenda for 2026-2030.

A delegation from the Club of Cambodian Journalists paid a working visit to the Vietnam Journalists Association in Hanoi on May 12 to strengthen professional cooperation.

VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam (VOV) was named Best Radio Program winner at the 21st AIBD International Media Awards during the Asian Media Summit 2026, held in the Maldives on May 12, drawing the participation of media executives and industry experts from more than 30 Asia-Pacific countries and territories.

VOV.VN - A group of students in Can Tho city is experimenting with turning discarded coffee grounds into bio-based materials for fashion products, offering a glimpse into how younger generations in Vietnam are increasingly engaging with sustainability and circular economy thinking through hands-on learning.

US chipmaker Qualcomm on May 12 opened a new research and development centre in Hanoi, marking a new milestone in its long-term commitment to Vietnam’s growing technology ecosystem.

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN has held a meeting with Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York to discuss the progress of the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT RevCon).

VOV.VN - The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on May 11 announced an equivalency finding recognizing Vietnam’s crab fishery under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam is accelerating digital transformation and artificial intelligence adoption in an effort to modernise legislative operations, improve governance quality and address institutional bottlenecks in Vietnam, according to National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

VOV.VN - Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee, has been re-elected Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) for the 2026–2031 term.