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.

The Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security on May 19 held a conference in Hanoi to launch the ministry’s shared software system for temporary residence declarations for foreigners and lodging notifications for Vietnamese citizens.

The Politburo’s Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW on the development of Vietnamese culture defines culture as a source of national soft power and a direct driver of socio-economic growth.

VOV.VN - More than 200 Vietnamese students have participated in the 2026 Korean Literature Drama Competition, an annual cultural event promoting Korean literature and cultural exchange between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.