VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra agreed to upgrade relations between the two countries to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership at the fourth joint Cabinet meeting in Hanoi on May 16.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Do Minh Hung has recently held a meeting with representatives of communist parties and left-wing friends in the country, including the Communist Party of Britain (CPB) and the New Communist Party of Britain (NCP), to discuss the Vietnam-UK bilateral relations, as well as promote cooperation between communist parties.

Ten private social media groups involved in the illegal online sale of wildlife have been permanently removed from online platforms, as part of a campaign launched by Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) to combat illegal wildlife trading, ENV announced on May 15.

VOV.VN - A strong earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Muong Cha district in Dien Bien province, northern Vietnam, at noon on May 16, shaking the region and being clearly felt by local residents.

VOV.VN - The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) has just issued a preliminary determination in its anti-dumping investigation into thermoformed fiber molded products imported from Vietnam, with tax rates ranging from 0.76% to 211%, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).

VOV.VN - Vietnam bagged a gold medal at the 2025 Asian Women’s Beach Handball Championship with a 2-0 win over the Philippines in their final match in Oman on May 15.

The Vietnam Paralympic Committee (VPC) held a meeting with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in Hanoi on May 15 to discuss measures for supporting the development of sports for people with disabilities in the country.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat attended International Day of Vesak 2025 solemnly commemorated at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on May 14.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Finance of Vietnam Cao Anh Tuan had a working session with Assistant Secretary for International Finance of the US Department of the Treasury Robert Kaproth in Washington DC on May 14, discussing measures to enhance bilateral economic and financial cooperation between the two countries.

The Border Guard Command of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and China’s Mengzi Border Guard Region launched their 2025 bilateral patrol on May 15 at the border demarcation line of the A Pa Chai – Long Phu border crossing in Sin Thau commune, Muong Nhe district of the Vietnamese province.