VOV.VN - A grand opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) got underway at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on May 12 evening, featuring special art performances.

Vietnam is a leading important partner of the US in the Southeast Asian region, said Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Mary Washington while talking to the Vietnam News Agency's resident correspondents in Washington D.C.

VOV.VN - Investors from the United States look set to inject additional capital into several multibillion-dollar projects in Vietnam in the near future, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's US$ 500,000 in humanitarian aid for Ukraine will be transferred through the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Vietnam Red Cross Society.

VOV.VN - Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou is scheduled to pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 15-19.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has hailed the Vietnamese women’s football team 2-1 comeback win over the Philippines on May 11 at the ongoing SEA Games 31.

A training course is being held for the first time in Vietnam to strengthen capacity on prevention of violence against women based on “Respect Women” framework and foster the development of an effective gender-based violence prevention strategies in the future.

VOV.VN - The relationship between Vietnam and the United States over the past 27 years has grown steadily across multiple fields, with bilateral trade continuing to see strong growth, reaching more than US$111 billion in 2021.

VOV.VN - An annual report detailing foreign investment in the nation debuted as it was released on May 12 at a ceremony in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s economic recovery is gaining momentum despite heightened global uncertainty relating to issues such as the protracted war in Ukraine, higher commodity prices, and tightening global financial conditions, according to the World Bank (WB).