VOV.VN - More than 230 businesses from 25 countries and territories are taking part in the 10th International Livestock, Dairy, Meat Processing and Aquaculture Exposition (ILDEX Vietnam 2026), which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 20, aimed at connecting agricultural and food supply chains, technologies and markets across the region.

Fitch Ratings has given a positive assessment of Vietnam’s economic fundamentals, highlighting the country’s macroeconomic stability and resilience amid continuing global uncertainty.

An editorial team met at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) in Hanoi on May 20 to begin a sweeping review of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s century-long leadership, a process aimed at shaping the country’s long-term development roadmap ahead of the 15th National Party Congress.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national team won two gold medals and four silver medals at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO), ranking second overall alongside Japan and maintaining its leading position in Southeast Asia, the Ministry of Education and Training said on May 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s taekwondo team have turned in a strong performance on the second day of competition at the 2026 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Mongolia, winning two gold medals and securing two qualification spots for the 2026 Asian Games.

Representatives of Belgian and European businesses have expressed growing interest in expanding trade and investment cooperation with Vietnam, heard at a seminar held in Brussels on May 19.​

The US Senate on May 18 approved Jennifer Wicks McNamara as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has earned two slots at the AFC Champions League Two, the continental club football tournament for Asian teams, after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) released its latest men’s club competition rankings following the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice export prices are rebounding as the Philippines is expected to continue importing around 1.5 million tonnes of Dai Thom 8, a premium Vietnamese fragrant rice variety, through April 2027 at prices of US$460-470 per tonne.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung welcomed the positive results achieved in negotiations on a reciprocal, fair and balanced trade agreement between Vietnam and the US while receiving Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy Trade Representative of the US in Hanoi on May 20 during the latter’s working visit to Vietnam.