VOV.VN - Vietnamese film Quan Ky Nam (Ky Nam Inn) won the Best Director award at the 2026 Asian Art Film Festival (AAFF) in Macau (China), marking another international achievement for Vietnamese cinema.

VOV.VN - Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, has added Vietnam’s signature noodle dish phở (Vietnamese noodle soup) to its campus lunch menu as part of a programme encouraging students to explore international cuisines and food cultures.

The upcoming official visit to Thailand by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam is expected to create fresh momentum for bilateral ties, bringing the Vietnam-Thailand relations to new heights, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi International Jazz Festival 2026 is scheduled to take place in the capital city from September 17 to 19, bringing together between five and eight foreign bands alongside three to five leading Vietnamese groups.

The Vietnamese Government will impose fines of up to VND50 million (about US$1,900) on social media users who share fabricated or false information, as part of a broad new decree aimed at tightening control over digital platforms.

The Military Command of Vientiane on May 21 hosted a memorial, handover, and repatriation ceremony for the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.

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.