VOV.VN - The fourth International Exhibition on Machinery, Equipment, Supplies, Chemicals, and Agricultural Products in Vietnam (Agri Vietnam 2024) officially kicked off on June 12 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City.

An art programme was held in Paris last weekend to mark the 15th founding anniversary of Que huong (Homeland) Choir, the largest and only Vietnamese-languague singing choir overseas.

VOV.VN - The Government has proposed building Vietnamese cultural centres in several key overseas markets to popularize the country’s traditional culture abroad, at the ongoing seventh session of the National Assembly in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the EU Delegation to Vietnam and the UN in Vietnam held a conference to review the EU Justice and Legal Empowerment Programme (EU JULE) in the Southeast Asian country on May 31.

Vietnam’s total retail sales of consumer goods and services during January-May increased 8.7% year-on-year to top VND2.58 quadrillion (US$101.3 billion), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong has met Chief Programme Officer at Gavi Aurelia Nguyen to discuss current and future support for Vietnam under the Vaccine Alliance’s strategy for assisting middle-income countries in the 2021 - 2025 and 2026 - 2030 periods.

The Vietnamese Cultural and Art Association in the Czech Republic held its fourth congress on May 25, during which it resolved to improve the quality of its art performance programmes during the 2024-2028 period, helping popularise the image of the home country to the international community.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has announced a recall of 2,097 cars in the country to check and replace components for free.

VOV.VN - Despite some gains recorded, the post-COVID pandemic economic recovery programme has yet to live up to expectations due to shortcomings and limitations, including slow progress in implementation, and fear of responsibility, said deputies to the ongoing National Assembly session.

A workshop on investment-business connections with Vietnam was held in Seoul on May 22, opening a series of activities to support the global development for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) held by the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS).