VOV.VN - After a series of cool days during the April 30 – May 1 holiday period, Northern and Central Vietnam are enduring a widespread heatwave due to the influence of a low-pressure heat zone from the west, with maximum temperatures exceeding 37°C.

VOV.VN - The Central Culture Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha solemnly opened the Buddhist Cultural Festival on May 3 at Lang Le Park in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City. as part of the 2025 United Nations Day of Vesak.

The upcoming state visit of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka to Vietnam is expected to strengthen political trust and foster deeper, more effective cooperation across a wide range of sectors.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's Civil Aviation Authority has reported that over 636,000 passengers travelled by air between April 30 and May 2 during the Reunification Day–Labour Day holiday.

VOV.VN - Tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhist followers, and people from across the country gathered at Thanh Tam Pagoda in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City on May 3 morning to venerate the Lord Buddha’s Sarira.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has dispatched a delegation to participate in a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 1945 – May 9, 2025) in Russia at the invitation of the Russian Ministry of Defence.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Day of Vesak 2025, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6 to 8, will feature various distinctive cultural activities, including an exhibition announcing 87 national Buddhist treasures, according to a press conference on the event on May 2.

VOV.VN - Lord Buddha’s sarira, a sacred treasure of India, has arrived in Vietnam and is open for public veneration at Thanh Tam pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City from May 3.

VOV.VN - Lord Buddha’s Sarira, a sacred treasure of India, has been brought to Vietnam on May 2 for exhibition during the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025, due to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6 to 8.

VOV.VN - Despite not being a peak shopping day, the shopping scene in Ho Chi Minh City on May 1– International Labor Day, remained lively, with many supermarkets and shopping malls, including Vincom, AEON Mall, Co.opmart, Lotte Mart, and Big C, drawing crowds as they launched attractive promotional campaigns to boost consumer spending.