VOV.VN - Vietnam, a Mekong River downstream country, is interested in the cross-border impact of hydro-electric projects on the Mekong River, said Doan Khac Viet, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on May 23.

The Vietnam Warehousing & Automation Show 2024 and the Cold Chain & Refrigeration Exhibition (The CO-REF Vietnam) kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on May 23 voiced its opposition to China's violation of its sovereignty after the latter dispatched a navy hospital ship to the former’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands.

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.

VOV.VN - The Australian Embassy in Vietnam on May 22 announced the launch of the next phase of Investing in Women (IW), an Australian Government initiative supporting women’s economic empowerment in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam has called on parties involved in conflicts to strictly comply with international law and international humanitarian law, especially the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and relevant UN resolutions, thus better protecting civilians in conflicts.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has said it will increase flights between Da Nang and Da Lat starting in June.

Vietnam has set its sights even higher, aiming to become a high-income country by 2045 and a decarbonised economy by 2050 — ambitious goals that demand innovation and strategic visions.

VOV.VN - As many as 846,434 Korean tourists visited Vietnam in April, accounting for 31.1% of over 2.7 million Korean tourists traveling to Southeast Asian countries, according to the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

VOV.VN - Officials, economic experts and academicians of Vietnam and Switzerland will examine opportunities to foster economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries at a joint forum due to take place in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 4.