The State budget's revenues from export-import activities hit over VND152.94 trillion (US$6.5 billion) in the first five months of this year, making up 36% of the estimate, down 18% year on year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) reported on June 7.

As of 8:30 pm on July 8, the Vietnamese delegation pocketed 66 gold, 56 silver, and 77 bronze medals, ranking third in the medal tally after Indonesia and Thailand at the 12th ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia.

Vietnamese swimmers continued to shine and brought home two golds, three silvers, and one bronze and set more new records at the 12th ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia on June 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam resolutely opposes to and demands Taiwan (China) to cancel live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh (Itu Aba) belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on June 8.

VOV.VN - The export of wood and wooden products continued a downward trajectory, with the export value hitting US$5.1 billion over the past five months of this year to mark a year-on-year fall of 27%.

VOV.VN - The Slovak Government on June 7 officially recognized the Vietnamese community as the country’s 14th ethnic minority group and moved to adopt regulations for the community.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son visited the headquarters of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) on June 7 in Paris to meet with Louise Mushikiwabo, secretary general of the OIF.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Health led by Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen has attended the BIO International Convention in the US’ Boston city from June 5-8.

VOV.VN - Michelin Guide has published an article unveiling the secrets of embracing the true essence of Vietnamese delicacies.

VOV.VN - Talented French-Vietnamese musician and singer Dorothée Hannequin is set to put on a musical performance in Vietnam this June, according to details given by the French cultural centre L’Espace.