Vietnam attaches great importance to the increasingly close and effective Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Japan, as well as the close and foundational ties between their Communist Parties, Ambassador Do Hung Viet has said.

International organisations and the diplomatic community in Geneva, Switzerland, have expressed highly positive assessments of Vietnam in the current period, especially as the world faces profound changes, said Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam in Geneva.

Vietnam’s decision to establish a Vietnam International Financial Centre (VIFC) in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang marks not merely an economic project, but a significant shift in institutional reform thinking, according to Do Gia Thang, Secretary-General of the Vietnam Business Association in Australia (VBAA).

VOV.VN - Traffic accidents across Vietnam declined significantly during the first two days of the April 30 – May 1 holiday period, although a number of serious accidents still resulted in dozens of fatalities, according to official data released by authorities.

VOV.VN - May 2026 marks one year since Vietnam began implementing special policy mechanisms to promote private sector development, in line with Resolution 68 issued by the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam battled to a thrilling 2-2 draw against Thailand in their Group A opener at the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 on May 1, with a dramatic equaliser deep into stoppage time.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has called on the United States to provide an objective and balanced assessment of its intellectual property (IP) protection efforts after Washington designated the country as a “priority foreign country” in its latest annual report on global IP protection and enforcement.

VOV.VN - Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in Hanoi on the evening of May 1, beginning an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rapidly aging population is expected to reshape the economy, creating both challenges and major opportunities for a fast-growing “silver economy” driven by senior consumption, healthcare, and workforce participation.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Consulate in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 30 held a wreath-laying ceremony at President Ho Chi Minh’s monument to mark the 51st anniversary of National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 – 2026).