VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has approved a national programme on cultural development for the 2023 - 2025 period.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed to proceed with the biometric identification (facial recognition), authentication and use of electronic chip-embedded citizen identity cards and passports and level 2 e-identification accounts for passengers at Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

The Vietnamese fellow-countryman association in Toronto, Canada, has organised a gathering on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam - Canada diplomatic relations and its 16th founding anniversary.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet attended the 79th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 15-16, examining ways to accelerate climate actions for sustainable development.

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.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Festival 2023 is scheduled to take place from June 3 to June 4 at Yoyogi Park, heard at a press conference held on May 15 by the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan.

Toyota Vietnam sold 4,415 passenger cars, including the luxury brand of Lexus, in April, topping the passenger car market, the joint venture reported.

Many banks plan to increase their charter capital in 2023 in order to ensure operational safety and have more resources for business development.

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.

VOV.VN - Vietnam requires a proper and attractive investment policy and a friendly business climate in order to attract new foreign direct investment (FDI), especially high-quality FDI flows, heard a seminar held on May 15 in Hanoi.