VOV.VN - The Thai ethnic people in the northern province of Lai Chau hold a hair washing ritual on the last day of the 12th lunar month to ward off bad luck and pray for a happy new year.

Vietnam and Mexico should consider the possibility for cooperation in and development of basic industries, especially metallurgy, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing and processing, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has said.

Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu on April 5 had a working session with the Vietnamese community in France, his first meeting in the country as Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

The Vietnamese State always creates favourable conditions and takes measures to support the Vietnamese community abroad in general, and those in Toulouse in particular to live stably, integrate into the host countries, and preserve and promote Vietnam’s cultural identity.

VOV.VN - Interior designer Marie Hautecoeur, who came to Vietnam 13 years ago for a 6-month internship, never imagined that she would stay here for more than a decade and even create her own handmade home furnishings brand.

The German business community have high expectations for stronger economic cooperation with Vietnam after the phone talks between Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on March 31.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung voiced Vietnam's support for Cambodia's initiatives on building a declaration on insurance linkage within ASEAN, and promoting women's potential in business, peace and security, at the 27th ASEAN Socio Cultural Community Council Meeting.

Vietnamese continued to be the second biggest foreign community in Japan after China, despite a 3.4% drop in 2021, according to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA).

Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on March 26 signed an agreement on supporting the restoration of Cau (Bridge) Pagoda.

The Vietnamese Embassy, in coordination with the embassies of French-speaking countries in Chile, has organised the Francophone Film Week 2022 on the occasion of International Francophonie Day.