Key leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly (NA) and Government met in Hanoi on June 12 to review the situation and working results in April and May, and define major tasks in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Vietnam along with the Core Group countries promoting Resolution 78/268 of the UN General Assembly solemnly launched their first activities in celebration of International Day of Play on June 11 in New York.

VOV.VN - The nation has been elected as Vice Chair of the General Assembly of the State Parties to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO member countries, thereby bringing the number of key UNESCO mechanisms that the country is involved in to six.

VOV.VN - The Consulate General of France in Ho Chi Minh City debuted an exhibition on June 11 with the theme of “Sport et Fraternité” (Sports and friendship) to celebrate the upcoming Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

VOV.VN - A delegation of war veterans of Laos’ Vientiane capital led by Major General Phalom Linthong visited Ho Chi Minh City on June 11.

VOV.VN - The signing of the Protocol to officially export coconuts to China will help this product have the opportunity to surpass the US$1 billion mark in the near future, while also opening up "successful" opportunities for numerous key coconut localities, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has called on the United States to remove Cuba from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism and lift its embargo against the Caribbean state.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs is hosting the 33rd Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs that opened in Phu Quoc city, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on June 4.

President To Lam handed over the decision to appoint Sen. Lieut. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission and Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) as the new Chairman of the General Department of Politics at a ceremony in Hanoi on June

VOV.VN - A concert and a book introduction ceremony for chamber music lovers will be held on June 16 to celebrate the 10th founding anniversary of the Italian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.