VOV.VN - Millions of voters in the Mekong Delta region will go to the polls on May 23 to elect deputies to the National Assembly and grassroots-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure.

VOV.VN - Streets throughout the capital have been decorated with clusters of national flags, posters, and banners in order to welcome the start of the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-levels of People’s Councils for the 2021 to 2026 tenure.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has handed over medical supplies worth VND1.8 billion (US$78,320) to help the India government and people battle COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Shangha (VBS) have been pioneers in patriotic movements and forging religious solidarity, said President Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a reception held on May 13 in Hanoi for a delegation from the VBS led by Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon.

All localities across the country have been ready for the general election, an important political event of the country which is slated for May 23, said Bui Van Cuong, General Secretary of the National Assembly and Chairman of the NA Office.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society's Central Committee on May 8 launched the Humanitarian Month 2021 on the occasion of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (May 8).

VOV.VN - Ancestors of the Red Dao in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai practiced an insect killing rite to protect their crops, which is called Kỉng ceng che in the Dao language.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 60 coronavirus cases on May 6, including 56 locally transmitted cases, mostly in northern localities.

Concerns over COVID-19 forced Nguyen Thuy Quynh from Hanoi to cancel her family trip to the north central province of Thanh Hoa for the Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) holiday which lasted four days from April 29 to May 2.

The Vietnamese Veterans’ Association in Russia organised an ceremony in Moscow on April 30 to mark Vietnam’s 46th National Reunification Day and the association’s fifth founding anniversary.