VOV.VN - The Vietnam national women’s football team have recorded a significant milestone at the Southeast Asian Games as they recently secured their fourth gold medal in a row, and their eighth in total.

Vietnam attaches importance to multilateral cooperation, including with UNESCO, in the challenging post-COVID-19 context, Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the National Commission for UNESCO Ha Kim Ngoc said at the 216th session of the UNESCO Executive Board that was opened on May 15 in Paris, France.

A training conference was held in Brussels on May 15 to promote Belgian businesses’ understanding of the business environment and culture of Vietnam.

Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of its Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai held talks with Abdulrahman Omar Kinana, Politburo member and Vice Chairman of the ruling Party of the Revolution of Tanzania, in Hanoi on May 15.

VOV.VN - After nearly four years of formulation and revision, the National Power Development Plan VIII targeting energy conversion, renewable energy ecosystem development, and electricity imports and exports has been approved by the Government.

VOV.VN - A unique photo exhibition featuring Vietnamese women’s beauty from various angles by French photographer Thiery Beyne is currently taking place at the Cosmopolis cultural space in Nantes, France.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines is set to officially operate direct flights between Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City and the Indian city of Mumbai, and launch online check-in services for passengers departing from Mumbai airport as of May 20.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has approved a national programme on cultural development for the 2023 - 2025 period.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed to proceed with the biometric identification (facial recognition), authentication and use of electronic chip-embedded citizen identity cards and passports and level 2 e-identification accounts for passengers at Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

The Vietnamese fellow-countryman association in Toronto, Canada, has organised a gathering on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam - Canada diplomatic relations and its 16th founding anniversary.