The Vietnamese Government will work to ensure that policies and mechanisms for the planned international financial centre are distinctive, superior, and attractive to investors, while balancing benefits among the state, investors, and the public, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh said on May 20.

Golfer Le Chuc An has made history, becoming the first Vietnamese player named in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung on May 19 visited the city of Marsciano in Italy's central province of Perugia, where he presented a collection of books on President Ho Chi Minh to the A.P.S INTRA Association on the occasion of the late leader’s 135th birth anniversary.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is currently soliciting public feedback on a draft circular regulating import tariff quotas for dried tobacco leaves and rice originating from Cambodia for the 2025–26 period.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam received Nomvula Mokonyane, First Deputy Secretary-General of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) in Hanoi on May 20.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) hosted a workshop in Hanoi on May 20 to explore how accelerating green transformation can help Vietnamese enterprises enhance their competitiveness and expand exports in the face of global economic and environmental challenges.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health and the Ho Chi Minh City Computer Association (HCA) are scheduled to jointly host an international conference on May 23 to explore the potential and impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Vietnam’s healthcare system.

VOV.VN - Border guards in Vietnam’s central Quang Tri province have launched criminal proceedings against a Lao national for illegal possession of a large quantity of drugs in the border town of Lao Bao, near Vietnam – Laos border.

VOV.VN - Digital travel platform Agoda has unveiled a list of the leading Asian destinations for slow travel, with Nha Trang, a coastal city in central Khanh hoa province, topping the list of destinations in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Foreign experts and customs officers are exchanging experiences in applying, verifying, and managing rules of origin as part of efforts to implement international trade agreements at a three-day workshop that opened in Hanoi on May 20.