VOV.VN - Vietnam Railways welcomed the first international passengers on board a train from Nanning Station (China) to Gia Lam Station (Hanoi) on May 25 evening, marking the resumption of the cross-border passenger train service between the two countries after a five-year COVID-inflicted hiatus.

Leaders of Laos, China, Cambodia, Cuba and Russia have sent messages and letters of condolences to Vietnam, following the death of former Politburo member and former State President Tran Duc Luong on May 20.

VOV.VN - After a 5-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the international passenger train service between Vietnam and China will officially resume operations starting May 25, 2025.

The Department of International Cooperation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and China’s Nanning Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism on May 21 jointly organised a cultural exchange and tourism promotion programme in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations called on countries to uphold international law, including the UN Charter and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in resolving maritime disputes through peaceful means, at a high-level debate on maritime security for global stability at the UN Security Council on May 20-21.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China have recently signed a new protocol on quarantine and hygiene for exporting raw and processed bird’s nests from Vietnam to China, opening major opportunities despite rising competition.

VOV.VN - The northern border province of Cao Bang held a ceremony on May 16 evening to announce the opening of a new cross-border tourism route connecting Cao Bang city and Baise city of China’s Guangxi province.

VOV.VN - China led the way for international source markets of Vietnam with 1.95 million arrivals in the first four months of this year, followed closely by the Republic of Korea (RoK) with 1.5 million, according to Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

VOV.VN - Sailing Ship 286 – Le Quy Don of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) left the Xinzhou Naval Port in Guangzhou city on May 16, concluding its exchange programme with the People’s Liberation Army Navy of China (PLAN).

The Border Guard Command of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and China’s Mengzi Border Guard Region launched their 2025 bilateral patrol on May 15 at the border demarcation line of the A Pa Chai – Long Phu border crossing in Sin Thau commune, Muong Nhe district of the Vietnamese province.