A delegation of the Lao National Assembly (NA), led by its Vice President Sounthone Xayachak, on May 23 visited and inspected the progress of the Dakcheung bauxite mining and alumina processing complex, a major industrial project invested by Vietnam’s Viet Phuong group in Dakcheung district, Laos’ Xekong province.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national team has won eight medals, including six silver and two bronze, at the 26th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO 2026), according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

VOV.VN - The multicultural festival “Barevný region” took place in the Czech city of Most on May 23, drawing large numbers of local residents and ethnic communities living in the Ústí nad Labem region, with the Vietnamese community actively promoting Vietnamese culture and cuisine at the event.

The Vesak Celebrations 2026 kicked off on May 23 with a wide range of activities in downtown Da Lat city, the central province of Lam Dong.

VOV.VN - Vietnam International Fashion Week will return in June for its Spring-Summer 2026 edition, following 20 seasons that have helped shape the identity of Vietnamese fashion and strengthen its international presence.

VOV.VN- Vietnamese pickleball players Quang Duong and Phuc Huynh were declared co-champions of the men’s singles event at the Mindanao Open in the Philippines after a dispute over the type of ball used prevented the final from being played.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended a memorial and reburial ceremony for the remains of 28 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos at the National Martyrs Cemetery on Road 9 in the central province of Quang Tri on May 23.

VOV.VN - Expo ANTAD 2026, held in Guadalajara in Mexico’s Jalisco state from May 19-21, drew strong interest from businesses in Mexico and across Latin America in Vietnamese goods and investment opportunities linked to one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies.

Venture capital is critical to spurring technological innovation and pushing Vietnamese firms into emerging sectors while supporting legal fine-tuning to create breakthrough momentum for economic growth, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Tam said.

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.