The 20th ASEAN-China Senior Officials' Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties (DOC) in the East Sea (SOM-DOC) was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 17 after nearly two years of hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh recently attended the World Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition 2023 in the Dutch city of Rotterdam and the port of Rotterdam. ​

VOV.VN - Nghi Son Cement Corporation (NSCC) has exported a total of 31,500 tonnes of cement products to the United States.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 51,400 tonnes of cashew worth US$305.48 million throughout April, representing a rise of 5.6% in volume and 5.2% in value compared to April last year and reaching the highest level since October 2021, according to figures released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The remains of 96 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in different periods in the Laotian provinces of Vientiane, Xaysomboun, and Xieng Khouang have been repatriated following ceremonies held in Xieng Khouang on May 16 and May17.

Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of its Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai held talks with Abdulrahman Omar Kinana, Politburo member and Vice Chairman of the ruling Party of the Revolution of Tanzania, in Hanoi on May 15.

Newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu paid a courtesy visit to Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance (JVPFA) Nikai Toshihiro in Tokyo on May 15.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 15 called on delegates to a mid-term meeting of the 13th Party Central Committee to contribute to improving the Party’s leadership, making it purer and stronger to satisfy higher requirements set in the new development period.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and his Bangladeshi counterpart Masud Bin Momen have recently co-chaired the second Vietnam-Bangladesh political consultation in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations on May 14 organised a friendship run “ASEAN Fun Run” in Roosevelt Island, New York City.