VOV.VN - The nation will be one of 11 host countries for the group stage of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers, as announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on May 19.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien hosted a meeting on May 19 alongside Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Yaron Mayer to update both sides on the legal review of documents under the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, as well as other legal procedures as they prepare for the signing.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national men’s football team are set to face Hong Kong (China) on June 15 in their first friendly match under the management of new head coach Philippe Troussier.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his high-ranking delegation arrived at Hiroshima airport at 13:55 (local time) on May 19, starting a business trip to attend to the expanded summit of the Group of Seven (G7) and a working visit to Japan from May 19 to 21 at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.

VOV.VN - The opera “Princess Anio” which recounts a 17th century love story between a Vietnamese princess and a Japanese merchant, is set to be performed at the Hanoi Opera House on September 22, September 23, and September 24.

VinES, a member of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, and Marubeni Green Power Vietnam, a fully-owned subsidiary of Japan’s Marubeni Corporation, have signed a strategic partnership deal to promote the adoption of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - China spent more than US$397 million buying one million tonnes of cassava in the first four months of the year, thereby becoming the largest importer of Vietnamese cassava, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Phuong Nhi has been selected as the Vietnamese representative at Miss International 2023, an international beauty contest which is scheduled to take place in Japan this October.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) launched a new task force to promote innovation and catalyze investment in effective solutions for reducing plastic waste and pollution in Vietnam.

Tin Viet Finance JSC, Dolphin Sea Air Services Corporation and VPS Securities JSC are among the top 10 in the 500 fastest-growing companies in Vietnam (FAST500) in 2023 as announced by the Vietnam Report JSC and the VietNamNet e-newspaper on May 17.