Vietnam's agricultural product exports to China are facing increasing difficulties due to tightening export requirements, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football team has been placed in seed group No. 2, or Pot 2, for the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the draw set to be held in July.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese exports of fine art ceramics during the first quarter of the year dropped sharply by 48.6% to US$39,799 million against the same period from last year, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and foreign classical musicians are set to perform at the Vietnam Connection Music Festival which will be back at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on April 16 and April 22 following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The fourth version of VietShrimp Aquaculture International Fair (VietShrimp 2023), officially kicked off on April 12 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, drawing 150 domestic and foreign seafood businesses.

VOV.VN - The second Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2023 is scheduled to take place from April 21 to May 1 at Thua Thien Hue History Museum in the Imperial Academy (Quoc Tu Giam), attracting the participation of over 30 publishing houses and printing companies nationwide.

VOV.VN - Lao newspapers and radio and television stations on April 11 and April 12 published a series of articles, photos, and programmes highlighting the activities and outcomes of the official visit to Laos made by President Vo Van Thuong from April 10 to April 11 at the invitation of General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.

The Embassy of Laos in Vietnam hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on April 11 evening to celebrate the Lao traditional New Year festival Bunpimay.

Precisely 36% of European firms ranked Vietnam either first, within their top three, or among their top five investment destinations on a global scale, according to the latest Business Climate Index (BCI) report released by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) and produced by Decision Lab on April 11.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 11 for Regional Representative for Asia - Pacific of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Edgar Doerig who came to present his credentials.