Vietnam has officially met all requirements to be reclassified from a frontier market to a secondary emerging market, with the upgrade set to take effect starting with the FTSE Russell semi-annual review in September, marking a significant milestone in the country's capital market development.

The exhibition “Coi nguon – Origine” by Vietnamese-origin painter Van Guillemin opened on April 16 at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi, offering visitors a contemplative artistic experience.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has underscored the role of people-to-people diplomacy as a strategic foundation for advancing Vietnam–China relations, with a focus on translating traditional friendship into practical cooperation and innovation-driven growth.

VOV.VN - After nearly two decades in architecture, Doan Thanh Ha has been awarded the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2026 for a series of architectural projects “for people, for communities and for the planet,” with a focus on social and livelihood issues.

The UNESCO Executive Board on April 15 approved decisions to extend the status of two Vietnamese Category II centres under UNESCO’s auspices for a further eight years during its 224th session in Paris.

Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on the afternoon of April 16 (local time) as part of his trip to attend the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) and conduct a number of bilateral activities in Türkiye.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on April 16 met with Chen Gang, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as part of his ongoing state visit to China.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, accompanied by his spouse, met with the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in Beijing on the occasion of his state visit to China from April 14-17, leaving a deep impression from expatriates.

VOV.VN - Vietnam women’s national team dropped one place to 37th in the latest FIFA rankings released on April 16, with 1,593.71 points after losing 3.16 points, but remain the top-ranked side in Southeast Asia and in Asia’s top six.

VOV.VN - Nanning, the capital of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, continues to serve as a dynamic development hub in southern China and an important hub for cooperation with ASEAN, including Vietnam as a key partner.