Cashless payments are developing rapidly in Vietnam, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, with transactions via banks averaging US$40 billion per day, according to Pham Anh Tuan, Director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Payment Department.

VOV.VN - A mass yoga performance saw more than 1,000 people gather together at the pedestrian street around Ho Hoan Kiem, also known as Returned Sword Lake, in Hanoi on June 18 in celebration of the ninth International Day of Yoga.

The goals of the national football team at the upcoming match with Hong Kong (China) is to win and test a new playing style, underlined head coach Phillipe Troussier at a press briefing on June 14 ahead of the friendly to be held within the framework of the FIFA Days.

VOV.VN - Approximately 1.5% of Vietnamese population has joined blood donation drives, with more than 1.4 million units of blood being collected last year, according to figures compiled by the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 12 extended congratulatory messages to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on the country’s Independence Day (June 12, 1898-2023).

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 12 extended congratulations to their Russian counterparts, President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, on the occasion of Russian National Day (June 12).

VOV.VN - Minister Counsellor Le Thi Minh Thoa, deputy permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, underscored the importance of maritime technologies to the cause of sustainable development while addressing the ongoing 23rd meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea (ICP23) held in New York.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on June 4 launched a wide range of activities in response to World Oceans Day, World Environment Day, and Vietnam Sea and Island Week.

VOV.VN - The first-ever Vietnam NASA Space Week opened on June 5 in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

The Vietnamese government has focused on dealing with plastic waste pollution and ocean plastic waste in recent years by renewing legal documents and policies on environmental protection.