At the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Southeast Asian Friendship Initiative (SFI) is working to promote historical and cultural values as well as mutual understanding among ASEAN member states. In practice, Vietnam has emerged as one of the most popular destinations in the programme’s study courses.

A plaque-raising and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Japan on May 31 to inaugurate the first Vietnamese pagoda in Tokyo.

VOV.VN - Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse hosted a welcome ceremony on June 1 for Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on their State visit to the Philippines.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam affirms overseas Vietnamese are an inseparable part of the nation and an important resource for national development, stressing the Party and State consistently pay attention to and create favourable conditions for expatriates to contribute to national progress.

Nearly 200 new Vietnamese-made defence products are expected to be unveiled at the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2026, highlighting the country's growing defence industry capabilities.

Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, on May 30 visited the Lac Hong Vietnamese language class within the framework of the top leader’s state visit to Singapore.

Authorities of Sekong province in southern Laos held a ceremony on May 28 to hand over and repatriate the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos during wartime periods.

VOV.VN -Featuring images captured across more than 30 pagodas throughout Vietnam, the photo exhibition “Vietnamese Pagodas” by French photographer Nicolas Cornet is returning to Ho Chi Minh City as a visual archive of spiritual life and the transformation of cultural spaces amid rapid urbanisation.

VOV.VN -Two Vietnamese chess players are heading to Spain for the 25th International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA) World Chess Championship, carrying hopes of extending the country’s recent success on the international stage.

VOV.VN - From shared family meals and community dances to traditional folk games, Family Day 2026 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism this June is not only celebrating Vietnamese family values but also creating a vibrant space for cultural exchange among ethnic communities nationwide.