VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 27 to mark World No Tobacco Day 2023 on May 31 and in response to the national no tobacco week from May 25 to 31.

State President Vo Van Thuong offered greetings to Buddhist dignitaries and followers on the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, while visiting Hue Nghiem and Minh Dao pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi is planning to host a string of activities in celebration of Vietnam Family Day 2023, which falls on June 28 annually.

VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper held a press conference on May 26 in Ho Chi Minh City announcing the fourth edition of Cashless Day 2023, an initiative aimed at promoting non-cash payments in Vietnam.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, on May 25 chaired a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (May 29, 1948-2023).

The UN Day of Vesak was celebrated at Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi on May 25, or the seventh day of the fourth lunar month, with the joint effort of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), the Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam-India Friendship Association, and the Indian Embassy.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc attended a banquet hosted by the embassies of African countries in Hanoi on May 25 to mark the 60th anniversary of Africa Day (1963 - 2023).

The Moscow State Linguistic University, known as Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages (MGLU), on May 24 organised the Vietnam Day to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.

VOV.VN - Dozens of paintings depicting the natural landscape of Belarus are being showcased at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City as part of Belarusian Culture Days in Vietnam in 2023.

While Vietnam is ranked 16th among the countries possessing the highest biodiversity globally with rare and precious genetic resources, the country is facing a rapid degradation of biodiversity and other great challenges such as environmental pollution, land degradation, ocean plastic waste and other extreme impacts of climate change.