Construction of a house for preserving remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who had laid down their lives during wartime in Cambodia started in the Cambodian province of Battambang on July 13.

Ho Chi Minh City expects to build about 35,000 social housing units with 2.5 million square metres of floor space in 2021-2025, and nearly 58,000 units with a floor space of 4.08 million square metres by 2030.

VOV.VN - Colombian artist Elkin Robinson is set to perform at the Hanoi Opera House on July 20 in order to mark the 43rd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Colombia this year.

VOV.VN - Renowned international auction house Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its first exhibition themed “Timeless Souls: Beyond the Voyage”, in Vietnam this summer.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue paid an official visit to the UK from June 28 to June 30 with a view to deepening bilateral co-operation between the two countries.

Vietnamese-French violinist Stephane Tran Ngoc will give a solo performance at a special concert themed "Italian Concert" at the HCM City Opera House on July 9, according to the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO).

VOV.VN - The visit to the UK by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will deepen the strategic partnership between the two nations, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long said in a recent media interview on the significance of the visit as well as future bilateral cooperation.

Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Nguyen Hung Son has presented the “An Nam dai quoc hoa do” (Map of the Great Country of An Nam) to the House of European History in Brussels, Belgium.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assemby (NA)’s Council for Ethnic Affairs Dinh Thi Phuong Lan led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the eighth Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh from June 15-16.

The Vietnam - UK Network held an evening banquet at the UK House of Lords on June 13 after an over-two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.