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).

VOV.VN - The UK Government has announced an additional GBP40 million (US$54 million) to extend the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) programme for another five years till 2029 to support at least 800 low carbon projects in 16 countries across Asia, Latin America, and Africa, including Vietnam.

An art programme will be held at the Hanoi Opera House in August together with social welfare activities in the northern province of Dien Bien in celebration of the Vu Lan festival – a Buddhist tradition and a cultural activity aimed at honouring and showing gratitude to parents and ancestors.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on May 14 gave opinions on the national target programme on cultural development for the 2025-2035 period at its ongoing 33rd session.

VOV.VN - “Net Dep Viet” (Beauty Vietnam) Season 2 programme will go live on social media platform TikTok as part of the country’s tourism promotion programme.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed a ban on e-cigarettes, while the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) wants to legalise them by allowing a pilot management programme to control the products.

VOV.VN - A special television programme highlighting the victory of Dien Bien Phu over French colonialism 70 years ago was held on May 5 evening, drawing the participation of senior Party and State leaders and local residents.

VOV.VN - An art scheme was held in the northern mountainous province of Son La on the evening of May 3 as part of celebrations ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024).

A programme on screening for congenital heart diseases and administering flu vaccines for disadvantaged people was launched on April 26, targeting the central province of Quang Binh and the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, and Lam Dong.

VOV.VN - India and Vietnam have run numerous cooperation programmes, of which developing high-quality human resources is one of the common goals that both nations are targeting.