VOV.VN - Vietnam has strongly rejected unobjective assessments of the country in the 2026 Annual Report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said at a regular press briefing on March 19.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 19 met with the European Commission (EC) inspection delegation, reaffirming Vietnam’s strategic commitment to combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy operates fully under market principles, with all business activities complying with international regulations, said the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) on March 19 led a delegation of 28 Australian agriculture and food enterprises to Ho Chi Minh City to attend a Vietnam-Australia trade and investment forum.

VOV.VN - As part of the 10th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange, the navies of the two countries commenced their 40th joint patrol and combined training exercise in the Gulf of Tonkin on March 19.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association, in coordination with the Vietnam Culinary Conservation, Research and Development Centre, on March 19 unveiled the fourth Vietnam Bread Festival 2026, to showcase the global culinary value of Vietnamese bánh mì (bread) and its growing international appeal.

VOV.VN - Railway connectivity between Vietnam and China should serve as a strategic breakthrough in bilateral economic cooperation, helping unlock new growth drivers and enhance regional integration, Party General Secretary To Lam has said.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man has called on relevant agencies to thoroughly prepare legislative content and personnel work for the first session of the 16th National Assembly slated for April.

A photo exhibition titled Vietnam – Land and People opened on March 18 at the Cultural and Arts Centre of the University of Perpignan, attracting a large number of students, lecturers and local residents, including many international students from Asian countries.

First Secretary of the Central Committee of Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez has praised the rice cultivation project run by Vietnam’s Agri-VMA company in Los Palacios district, Pinar del Rio province.