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).

VOV.VN - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian voiced China’s appreciation for the outcomes of the recent state visit to Vietnam by Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, which he said would add fresh impetus to strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting on April 17 issued a stark warning about an extremely high forest fire risk in many parts of the country due to an intense heatwave that is baking the northern, central and southern regions.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in France, led by Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang, paid a working visit to the Hauts-de-France region from April 13–16, aiming to boost local-level cooperation as Vietnam and France recently upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 16 for Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, who is in Vietnam to attend the 4th Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit.