Vietnamese athletes have been asked to win at least five gold medals at the 20th Asian Games (ASIAD), which will be held in September in Japan.

VOV.VN - Central Retail has reaffirmed its long-term investment commitment in Vietnam through a nationwide retail footprint expansion strategy aimed at supporting the modernization of the country’s retail sector and contributing to local economic growth.

Trinh Van Quyet, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of its Central Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation, held a series of high-level meetings in Phnom Penh on May 13 during his working visit to Cambodia.

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 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.

For the 2026–2031 tenure, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will shift immediately from mere campaign launches to action, and each campaign will be accompanied by concrete emulation criteria, evaluation metrics and on-the-ground models from the start.

Vietnam is stepping up measures to maintain dragon fruit exports to the European Union (EU) amid increasingly stringent food safety and pesticide residue regulations imposed by the bloc.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City police have coordinated with relevant agencies to receive 33 Vietnamese citizens deported from the United States, city police said on May 12.

VOV.VN - US entertainment publication Variety has highlighted “The 10th House” (Trấn yểm), a new horror film by director Tran Huu Tan, known for works including “Vietnamese Horror Story” (Chuyện ma gần nhà), “The Soul Reaper” (Kẻ ăn hồn) and “The Sisters” (Cám).