To celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Vietnam (May 19), the French Consulate in HCM City, the Agency of Business France, the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV) and Taste France co-hosted a baguette-making contest on May 19.

Various activities were held in many places around the world to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, who is hailed as a brilliant leader, a national liberation hero of Vietnam, a world cultural figure, an exemplary international communist soldier, and a close friend of peace-loving and socially progressive nations worldwide.

The Vietnam-Russia Traditions and Friendship Foundation and Herzen University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the operation of the Russian education centres opened by the university in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met US President Joe Biden and President of the European Council (EC) Charles Michel on May 20, as part of his activities during the ongoing expanded summit of the G7 in Japan.

VOV.VN - An art performance exchange between Vietnam and Argentina will be held in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of both nations' diplomatic relations.

VOV.VN - Pham Viet Anh, permanent representative of Vietnam to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), affirmed the nation’s commitment to fully and responsibly implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) while attending the Fifth Review Conference to examine the CWC operation held in The Hague from May 15 to May 19.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the 2023 Vietnam-ASEAN Culture and Food Festival at the Hoa Lu Stadium from May 25-28.

The administration of the Thai province of Nakhon Phanom and the Vietnamese-Thai People Association in the province held a ceremony on May 19 to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.

The Vietnam-Wales education cooperation workshop took place in Cardiff, Wales, gathering representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), the Global Wales programme, the British Council, eight universities from Wales, and 30 from Vietnam.

The Australian Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City hosted the annual 'Taste of Australia' Gala – a celebration of Australia’s world-class food and beverages in Vietnam – on May 18.