VOV.VN - Although Vietnam has large reserves of rare earth minerals at approximately 30 million tonnes, exploitation and processing have yet to be comprehensively researched and examined, said Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh during a regular question-and-answer session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on June 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped 1.44 million tonnes of rice to the Philippines between January 1 and May 23, accounting for 72.9% of the latter’s total rice imports and making Vietnam the largest rice exporter to the island state, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines.

VOV.VN - The Kim Dong Publishing House and the French Institute in Hanoi have jointly launched a comic contest to seek Vietnamese writers to the Angoulême International Comics Festival due to be held in France in January 2025.

The French Embassy held a press meeting in Hanoi on June 3 to announce the results of a project named “Share and Preserve Vietnam's Heritage”.

The Vietnam Football Association in the Republic of Korea (VFAK) organised its second Champions League in Daejeon city on June 2.

Inspector General of the Government Inspectorate Doan Hong Phong held talks with Khamphan Phommathat, President of the Lao State Inspection Authority, in Hanoi on June 3.

VOV.VN - Four Paws International, a global animal welfare organisation, officially launched a trans-Vietnam tour themed 'Journey of Love' on June 3 to convey a message of ending the dog and cat meat trade in the country.

VOV.VN - The administration of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province and the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam co-hosted a workshop on June 3 to share knowledge of offshore wind power development in the locality.

More than 6 million Vietnamese children aged from 6-59 months across the country received free high-dose vitamin A pills on June 1-2.

VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on June 3 sold SJC branded gold bars to four State commercial banks and a gold and gemstones company at a stable price in an effort to narrow the disparity between domestic and global gold bar prices.