The UN Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 in Vietnam will further strengthen solidarity and offer meaningful contributions to global peace and development, according to Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, the Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting in Hanoi on May 5 with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, who pays a state visit to Vietnam and attends the UN Day of Vesak 2025 Celebrations in the country.

VOV.VN - A giant 500m² Buddhist flag was hoisted into the sky during the United Nations Vesak 2025 celebration in Ho Chi Minh City on May 5.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Dien Bien is set to hold the "Tinh Hoa Tay Bac" (Essence of the Northwest) Festival in Dien Bien Phu city during the National Day holiday (September 2), with the participation of various provinces and cities in Vietnam, as well as international artistic troupes.

VOV.VN - During the five-day holiday from April 30 to May 4, traffic police across Vietnam handled more than 9,000 cases of alcohol-related violations, as the National Traffic Safety Committee reported a total of 268 traffic accidents nationwide, leaving 128 people dead and 203 injured.

VOV.VN - On the morning of May 5, at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong chaired a welcome ceremony for his Sri Lankan counterpart Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, who is on a State visit to Vietnam and attending the United Nations Day of Vesak celebrations from May 4–6.

Hanoi’s tourism sector recorded a strong performance during the five-day public holiday marking the National Reunification anniversary (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1), according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayaka paid a visit to Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh province on May 4 as part of his ongoing trip to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and visiting Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka expressed strong commitment to deepening and expanding bilateral ties, aiming to create breakthroughs in key areas of cooperation between the two countries, during their meeting in Hanoi on May 4.

VOV.VN - President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka of Sri Lanka arrived in Hanoi on May 4, starting his State visit to Vietnam and participation in the UN Day of Vesak 2025 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Luong Cuong.