VOV.VN - Kim Sang Sik, head coach of the Vietnamese national men’s football team, announced a 27-player squad on May 27 ahead of two matches against Philippines and Iraq in the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers this June.

VOV.VN - Tourism co-operation between Vietnam and Laos has seen constant development over recent years and is expected to enjoy many prospects ahead in the near future, according to Lao Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Suansavanh Viyaketh.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in roughly US$302 million from exporting tuna during the past four months of the year, up 22% on-year with exports of processed and canned tuna witnessing an upturn, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet has visited Vietnamese rowers and canoeists who are training in the northern port city of Hai Phong, including those who will compete at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, according to the Sports Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Foreign investors are buying into the Vietnamese resort and hotel realty market, lured by the prospect of a full market recovery, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Improving labour productivity is the shortest way for Vietnam to achieve rapid and sustainable development and escape the middle income trap, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a national labour productivity forum in Hanoi on May 26.

VOV.VN - Several unique artworks by well-known Vietnamese painters Vu Cao Dam and Thang Tran Phenh have been sold at high prices at an auction sale organised by Aguttes.

VOV.VN - A memorial and reburial service was held on May 24 at the Nghi Loc district Martyrs’ Cemetery in the central province of Nghe An for the remains of 87 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos during wartime.

VOV.VN - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated General To Lam on his election as President of Vietnam at the ongoing National Assembly meeting.

The Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on May 22 organised a Vietnam Day, which drew the participation of not only Vietnamese students but also their international peers, and scholars.