VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has directed the Ministry of Construction to coordinate with Hanoi authorities to study and develop a long-term rental housing model, positioning it as a key solution to meet real housing demand and ease pressure on the capital’s real estate market.

VOV.VN - Singapore has expressed its desire to increase imports of rice and agricultural products from Vietnam, as the two countries have agreed to expand cooperation in agricultural trade, carbon credits and urban environmental management.

The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association and the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association convened the fourth joint conference for the 2022–2027 tenure in Ho Chi Minh City, on May 25, reaffirming their shared commitment to deepening traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations.

The green economy is forecast to contribute more than 10% of Vietnam’s GDP by 2030 while creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs, experts said at the launch ceremony of the Smart Landscape & Healthy Living Expo 2026 held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25.

VOV.VN - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to continue close coordination with Vietnam’s Department of Debt Management and External Finance under the Ministry of Finance to accelerate the preparation and implementation of bilateral ODA projects.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called for stronger and more substantive reforms in public aspirations and oversight work, emphasizing accountability and digital transformation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to deepen cooperation with CNN International to promote the country through emotional storytelling about its culture, people, cuisine and sustainable development journey, helping strengthen the national brand globally.

VOV.VN - A prolonged and intense heatwave across large parts of Vietnam is significantly increasing the risk of forest fires, particularly in the North-central region, where several localities have been placed under the highest wildfire warning level.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has called for the synchronised development of a national ecosystem for basic scientific research, emphasising that it should become a strategic foundation for Vietnam’s rapid and sustainable development.

VOV.VN - A sleeper bus traveling on Vietnam’s North–South Expressway caught fire in the early hours of May 25 while passing through Ha Tinh province, forcing more than 30 passengers to evacuate.