VOV.VN - After more than seven years of implementation, Vietnam’s One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme has not only reshaped the rural goods market at home but is also gradually bringing local specialties to international markets.

VOV.VN - The Han River in Da Nang city lit up on the evening of May 2 as the spectacular gala named “Tổ Quốc Bình Yên” (Peaceful Fatherland) transformed the city into a massive open-air stage celebrating peace, unity, and national pride.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae delivered a keynote policy speech at the Vietnam National University (VNU)-Hanoi on May 2, conveying a strong message about the future of the Vietnam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and announcing important updates to Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Vision.

VOV.VN - Major Japanese media outlets on May 2 carried detailed coverage of talks between Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung and praised the outcomes.

VOV.VN - Vietnam U17 will play their opening match of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026 against Yemen U17 at 00:00 on May 7 (Vietnam time), in a key match that directly affects both teams’ chances of reaching the quarter-finals and qualifying for the U17 World Cup.

Vietnam attaches great importance to the increasingly close and effective Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Japan, as well as the close and foundational ties between their Communist Parties, Ambassador Do Hung Viet has said.

The upcoming state visit to India by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam is expected to inject fresh impetus into Vietnam–India relations, ushering in a more substantive, comprehensive and forward-looking phase of cooperation.

International organisations and the diplomatic community in Geneva, Switzerland, have expressed highly positive assessments of Vietnam in the current period, especially as the world faces profound changes, said Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam in Geneva.

Vietnam’s decision to establish a Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC) in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang marks not merely an economic project, but a significant shift in institutional reform thinking, according to Do Gia Thang, Secretary-General of the Vietnam Business Association in Australia (VBAA).

VOV.VN - Traffic accidents across Vietnam declined significantly during the first two days of the April 30 – May 1 holiday period, although a number of serious accidents still resulted in dozens of fatalities, according to official data released by authorities.