Da Nang on May 7 officially launched Southeast Asia’s largest multi-sport event week, marked by the opening ceremony of the VNG IRONMAN Vietnam 2026 and the VNG IRONMAN 70.3 Da Nang 2026.​

Politburo member and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Doan Minh Huan on May 7 held a working session with Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam Kobayashi Yosuke to strengthen cooperation in leadership training.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on May 7, where both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation between Mumbai and Ho Chi Minh City, and expand business, investment and strategic connectivity between Vietnam and India.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has proposed upgrading economic cooperation between Vietnam and India beyond expanding bilateral trade toward deeper strategic connectivity in emerging global value chains, particularly in high technology, innovation and the green economy.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a plan to organise the Vietnam International Sourcing 2026 (VIS 2026), a major trade promotion programme aimed at strengthening Vietnam’s role in global supply chains.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s men’s recurve archery team made history on May 7 by securing the country’s first-ever medal at an Archery World Cup event getting underway in Shanghai, China.

VOV.VN - The International SAF Platform Vietnam 2026 (IPS Vietnam 2026), a major forum on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), opened in Da Nang city on May 7, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and international experts to discuss the future of green aviation in Vietnam and the region.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam To Lam on May 7 visited the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) in Mumbai as part of his ongoing state visit to India.

VOV.VN - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission Nguyen Thanh Nghi met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) Doraisamy Raja in New Delhi on the evening of May 6.

VOV.VN - The 11th Da Lat Flower Festival in 2026 will expand beyond Da Lat to urban areas across Lam Dong province as local authorities move toward building a “year-round flower festival” model.