The Pho Festival 2026 kicked off in the northern province of Ninh Binh on March 20, celebrating the historical origin of pho and its ongoing evolution across regions.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has promptly implemented citizen protection measures following a sea accident involving Vietnamese apprentices in Fukui prefecture.

VOV.VN - The fifth all-Russia professional Vietnamese translation contest opened in Moscow on March 21, highlighting growing academic and cultural ties between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Russia from March 22–25 is expected to be a source of encouragement for the Vietnamese community in Russia to reinforce ties with their homeland, said Do Xuan Hoang, Chairman of the Union of Vietnamese Organisations in Russia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh on March 20 bowed out in the quarterfinals of the Orleans Masters 2026 in France following a straight-sets defeat to Japan’s former world No. 1 Nozomi Okuhara.

Delegations from Vietnam’s Dien Bien Provincial Border Guard and China’s Mengzi Regional Border Guard of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army on March 20 jointly held a ceremony to launch the 2026 bilateral patrol at Border Marker No. 3 along the Vietnam–China border.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang chaired the official welcome ceremony and held talks with his Lao counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Vanthong Kongmanyin Hanoi on March 20.

The 2026 Da Nang International Marathon officially kicked off on March 20, drawing nearly 9,000 domestic and international runners.

VOV.VN - Eighteen vessels owned by Vietnamese companies operating in the Middle East have remained safe so far, according to the Vietnam Maritime and Waterway Administration on March 20.

VOV.VN - A large whale carcass measuring nearly 10 m in length and weighing around five tonnes washed ashore in Nghe An province, central Vietnam, on March 20, local authorities said.