VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national team won two gold medals and four silver medals at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO), ranking second overall alongside Japan and maintaining its leading position in Southeast Asia, the Ministry of Education and Training said on May 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s taekwondo team have turned in a strong performance on the second day of competition at the 2026 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Mongolia, winning two gold medals and securing two qualification spots for the 2026 Asian Games.

Representatives of Belgian and European businesses have expressed growing interest in expanding trade and investment cooperation with Vietnam, heard at a seminar held in Brussels on May 19.​

The US Senate on May 18 approved Jennifer Wicks McNamara as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has earned two slots at the AFC Champions League Two, the continental club football tournament for Asian teams, after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) released its latest men’s club competition rankings following the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice export prices are rebounding as the Philippines is expected to continue importing around 1.5 million tonnes of Dai Thom 8, a premium Vietnamese fragrant rice variety, through April 2027 at prices of US$460-470 per tonne.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung welcomed the positive results achieved in negotiations on a reciprocal, fair and balanced trade agreement between Vietnam and the US while receiving Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy Trade Representative of the US in Hanoi on May 20 during the latter’s working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A delegation from Military Hospital 175 under Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence paid a working visit to the German city of Leipzig and St. Georg Hospital on May 19 to review cooperation outcomes and discuss directions for expanding specialized cooperation in the coming period.

VOV.VN - Vietnam have concluded their campaign at the 2026 Asian Athletics Championships with one bronze medal, as Vu Thi Ngoc Ha secured a podium finish in the women’s triple jump.

The Thai Embassy in Vietnam and the Thai naval vessel HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan on May 19 held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic relations (1976–2026), and the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.