VOV.VN - Vietnam regrets that although the United States has recognised some of the nation’s progress in protecting and promoting freedom of religion and belief, the US State Department's 2023 annual report on international religious freedom still gives biased assessments based on unverified and inaccurate information about the actual situation locally.

The number of international visitors to Vietnam in the first half of 2024 surpassed that in the same period of 2019, with those from India rocketing 312% from the pre-pandemic level.

VOV.VN - The International Budget Partnership (IBP) released its Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2023, noting Vietnam ranks 57th out of 125 countries in terms of budget transparency, up 11 notches from 2021 and 20 notches compared to 2019.

VOV.VN - Vu Thu Tra My, Miss Hanoi 2022, claimed the International Model Award at IFR International Fashion Runway 2024, which is getting underway in Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia.

Together with other countries in the world, Vietnam has been taking actions to reduce plastic waste and the use of single-use plastic bags, towards a plastic bag free community.

VOV.VN - The second Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF II) with the theme of “Bridging Asia” opened on July 2 evening in the central coastal city of Da Nang with the participation of leading filmmakers and art lovers throughout Asia.

VOV.VN - The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department said on July 1 that they had smashed a major drug trafficking ring operating from Germany to Vietnam, seizing approximately 179kg of the synthetic drug – the largest ever seizure of its kind via air transport.

VOV.VN - China and Finland have been chosen as the best teams of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2024 (DIFF) and will progress to the final competition, according to the organising board.

Dr. Kwak Sung-il, Director of the Security-Economic Strategy Bureau at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, has urged the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam to restructure their growth strategies toward emerging sectors such as semiconductor or clean energy in light of the rapidly evolving global economic landscape.

A fireworks art show, ‘Made of Fairy Tales,’ was created by thousands of fireworks from Finland’s JoHo Pyro Professional Fireworks and China’s Liuyang Jingduan New-art Display on the fourth night of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2024 (DIFF) on June 29.