VOV.VN - Officers and soldiers serving aboard vessels of the Vietnam Coast Guard Region 2 Command cast their ballots on March 8 in early voting for deputies to the National Assembly and local People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 term while on duty near the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands.

VOV.VN - The Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam has decided to establish the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026–2031 term, with an announcement made at a conference held at the Party Central Committee headquarters in Hanoi on March 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese companies are showcasing a wide range of food and agricultural products at FOODEX Japan 2026, which opened on March 10 in Tokyo, aiming to promote Vietnamese produce and expand market opportunities in Japan.

VOV.VN - A sleeper bus carrying 10 people overturned on National Highway 19 traversing Gia Lai province during heavy rain late on March 9, leaving two passengers injured and causing property damage estimated at around VND250 million.

VOV.VN - The 10th Vietnam–China Border Defence Friendship Exchange is scheduled to take place in Quang Ninh province (Vietnam) and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China) on March 18-19, the Ministry of National Defence announced at a press briefing on March 10.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, received visiting Senior Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence of Laos, in Hanoi on March 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnam ranks among the top 15 countries with the highest male smoking rates in the world, according to information discussed at a social criticism conference on the draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms held in Hanoi on March 9.

VOV.VN - Authorities in several detention facilities in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in central Vietnam are stepping up preparations to ensure that people held in temporary custody can exercise their right to vote in the country’s upcoming elections.

VOV.VN - Cooperation between the legislatures of Vietnam and Japan plays an important role in supporting bilateral agreements and major development projects, according to Takebe Tsutomu, Special Adviser to the Japan–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese maritime rescue forces have safely brought 34 fishermen ashore after their fishing vessel suffered engine failure and drifted in rough seas about 90 nautical miles northeast of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province.