The Vietnam-Brazil friendship and cooperative ties began in the early 20th century when President Ho Chi Minh set his foot in Rio de Janeiro in 1912 in his journey to seek the way to salvage the nation, according to a Brazilian official.

VOV.VN - The Paris Court of Appeals has yet to rule on Vietnamese French dioxin victim’s lawsuit against American chemical firms that supplied herbicides to the US army during the war in Vietnam, following a three-and-a-half-hour hearing on May 7.

Vietnam, the first nation to rise to liberation to regain national sovereignty from world powers, was the model for colonial countries to follow, Prof. Daho Djerbal, a historian and lecturer at University of Algiers-Bouzareah, said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Over the past 35 years, the relationship between Vietnam and Brazil has been developing positively in all fields, becoming more substantive and effective with closer political ties and trust, and expanded economic and trade cooperation, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi.

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG-SANTE), in collaboration with the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (Vietnam SPS), held a conference disseminating regulations on imports of agricultural products and foods of plant and animal origin into the EU market on May 7.

The UOB Painting of the Year, the longest-running annual art competition in Singapore and one of the most recognised in Southeast Asia, launched its second edition for the artist community in Vietnam on May 7.

VOV.VN - Local athletes were placed in fourth in the medal tally at the Asian Jujitsu Championships 2024 which concluded on May 6 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

VOV.VN - Heavy rain caused a landslide, killing three workers and injuring four others in central Ha Tinh province on May 6.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 – 2024), Algerian Minister of Mujahideen (War Veterans) and Rights Holders Laid Rebiga granted an interview to VietnamPlus E-newspaper, sharing the significance and similarities in the national liberation movement between the two nations.

The Dien Bien Phu Victory serves as a foundation for Vietnam to achieve great accomplishments, helping expand the country’s diplomatic sector and improve its position, role, and influence in the regional and international arena, said Khamphanh Pheuyavong, Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Propaganda and Training.