VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong appreciated Kenya’s growing role regional and globally, and reiterated Vietnam’s desire to deepen multifaceted cooperation with the African nation, during his reception for Kenyan Secretary for Defence Soipan Tuya in Hanoi on April 17.

Governor-General of New Zealand Cindy Kiro has expressed her hope that Vietnam and New Zealand will closely coordinate to effectively implement their newly-established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with an emphasis on the areas where both sides have strengths, potential, and shared interests.

The state visit to Vietnam by Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping from April 14 to 15 carries historical significance and gains a great success, according to Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu.

VOV.VN - After a period of experiencing a plunge and reaching a bottom, Vietnamese rice has regained its tag as the most expensive rice in the world, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

VOV.VN - For the first time in Vietnam, an international 3D Mapping art programme will be held with the participation of art troupes from France, Belgium, and Singapore, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun, Minister of National Defence of China, reached agreements on key areas for comprehensive defence cooperation between the two countries during their talks in Lang Son province on April 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam highly values and gives top priority to strengthening the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, President Luong Cuong told Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi on April 17.

VOV.VN - BAT has officially fulfilled its commitment to ensuring all manufacturing facilities in Vietnam are certified for effective water management, as VINA-BAT Joint Venture Company Limited (VINA-BAT) has recently been awarded the AWS Standard certificate by the international independent assessment organization WSAS

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong called on the United Nations to provide continued support for Vietnam’s sustainable development, particularly in achieving its green growth and climate resilience goals, during a meeting with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in Hanoi on April 17.

Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, organised a flight of New Shepard, a fully reusable, suborbital rocket system, with a crew of six women in West Texas, the US, on April 14 (local time).