VOV.VN - The world’s leading publication on beauty pageants Missosology recently named H’Hen Nie, who clinched a Top 5 finish at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant, as Vietnam's Queen of the Runway.

Climate change, sea level rise, saltwater intrusion and unsustainable water use fuel the water scarcity risks in Vietnam, said Tong Ngoc Thanh, director general of the National Centre for Water Resources Planning and Investigation (NAWAPI).

The opening ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year - Dien Bien and Ban (Bauhinia) Flower Festival 2024 took place in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 16 evening, drawing a large number of visitors.

Vietnam AdFest – Binh Duong 2024 will take place in the southern province of Binh Duong on July 11 - 13 to promote the potential, strength, and importance of the advertising industry in Vietnam in particular, as well as cultural industries of the country in general.

Vietnam will attend the 26th World Energy Congress themed “Redesigning energy for People and Planet” hosted by the Netherlands from April 22 - 25, heard a press conference held by the Vietnam World Energy Council (WEC Vietnam) in Hanoi on March 15.

VOV.VN - The International Watercolor Painting Exhibition (VietnamlnAcquarello 2024), the largest of its kind in Vietnam, opened on March 15 at the Temple of Literature (Quoc Tu Giam) in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports to the United States during the opening two-month period of the year surged by 22.1% to US$188.5 million against the same period from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Mines Advisory Group (MAG), a humanitarian non-government organisation that helps clear explosive ramnants of war, held a ceremony in Dong Ha city, the central province of Quang Tri on March 15 to mark its 25th year of operation in Vietnam.

A ceremony took place in Hanoi on March 15 to exchange the agreement signed by the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the French Development Agency (AFD) to fund two projects worth US$80 million in Vietnam.

A delegation of 19 Vietnamese businesses, the Vietnam Organic Agriculture Association (VOAA), and several organic farming trainers will go to Australia to popularise various kinds of organic products from March 18-25.