The state visits by Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are expected to further strengthen relations between Vietnam and the Central Asian countries, according to international media.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev have decided to upgrade the two countries’ relations to a strategic partnership to fully tap into their potential for stronger, more substantive cooperation.

The High-level People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6 opened the appellate hearing for the high-profile corruption case involving the Xuyen Viet Oil Transport, Trading and Tourism Co., Ltd (Xuyen Viet Oil).

VOV.VN - Vietnam will gradually provide its citizens with free annual health checkups from 2026 to 2030, toward the ultimate goal of universal free health care by 2045, said Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan at a Government press briefing in Hanoi on May 6.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s industrial production index (IIP) during the opening four months of this year rose by 8.4% year on year, with 62 out of 63 provinces nationwide recording increases, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will provide approximately nine million seats on both domestic and international routes during the coming peak summer travel season.

VOV.VN - The Lao Cai International Tourism Fair will be held at Dinh Le Square in the northern mountainous city of Lao Cai from June 5 to 8, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed 1.65 million international visitors in April alone, down 19.5% compared to March but up 6.3% compared to the same period last year, reported the National Statistics Office (NSO).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese dancesport duo athletes Pham Trung Hoa and Nguyen My Trang have made it into the top 30 best Latin dance pairs in the senior age group category.

VOV.VN - The Vice Chairman and the Global Head of Capital Markets at Nasdaq, Bob McCooey, voiced the firm’s commitment to sharing stock market experience with Vietnam, during his meeting with Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, at the Nasdaq headquarters in New York on May 5.