VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam has deployed two delegations comprising 43 military personnel to participate in the Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Transformation in the Indian Ocean Region (PRAGATI-I), a multinational peacekeeping exercise hosted by the Indian Army.

Vietnamese cinema is gaining increasing international attention at this year’s Marché du Film (Cannes film market), with leading US entertainment outlets including Deadline and Variety highlighting a new wave of local productions for their box-office success, fresh storytelling and global ambitions.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) from several countries and territories, including Vietnam, mainland China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China), the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam said on May 20.

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 - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on May 20 chaired a working session with relevant agencies to assess resources serving national development in line with the goal of achieving double-digit economic growth and establishing a new growth model.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese model Nguyen Huong Giang stole the show on the opening night of Miss Grand International (MGI) All Stars 2026 in Thailand on May 19, wining the Stars World Famous Award alongside two other beauties.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Nguyen Quoc Dung delivered remarks at a seminar on cultural infrastructure, art preservation and Vietnamese heritage at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C., on May 18.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong (China) on May 19 organised a flower-offering ceremony in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the Tai Kwun heritage site, a historic site closely associated with his revolutionary activities, including the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and his detention in Hong Kong in the early 1930s.

Representatives of the Vietnamese community in Thailand gathered on May 19 at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site and the Thai-Vietnamese Friendship Village in Na Chok village, Nong Yat commune, Muang district, Nakhon Phanom province to commemorate the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

VOV.VN - The UK is a fastidious market with high standards, intense competition and substantial compliance costs, but Vietnamese businesses are continuing to invest in and expand into the market because of its large import demand, strong purchasing power, well-developed distribution networks and ability to enhance the reputation of Vietnamese brands.