VOV.VN - The first event festival to honour Banh Mi (baguette), a popular Vietnamese delicacy, was launched at the Youth Cultural House in Ho Chi Minh City on March 30, drawing plenty of locals and tourists.

VOV.VN - In an effort to stimulate tourism demand, South Africa has made it easier for Vietnamese tourists to obtain a visa to its destinations by offering guests a greatly reduced processing time of just five days.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam hosted a reception in Bangkok on March 29 for Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh.

VOV.VN - The export price of Vietnamese rice in the first quarter of the year recorded an annual rise of 9.2% on average to reach US$531 per tonne, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - An exhibition displaying artworks from leading contemporary Vietnamese artists opened on May 29 at D-Contemporary gallery in Mayfair, one of London's premier shopping and entertainment centres.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic has freshly visited Ceske Budejovice city to promote exchanges and cooperation in education-training, culture, and tourism.

VOV.VN - A ceremony is scheduled to be held on April 19 in Hanoi to see off the Vietnamese sports delegation as they depart for the upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) which will take place from May 5 to May 17 in Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception on March 28 for Mexican Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Moreno Toscano who is in the country from March 27 to March 29 as part of an official visit and to co-chair the two ministries’ political consultation.

VOV.VN - An Australian energy delegation comprising representatives of eight energy companies and two states arrived in Vietnam on March 27 for a four-day trip to promote cooperation on renewable energy.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh, who is concurrently in change of Vietnam’s foreign affairs in five South Pacific Island States, presented the credentials to President of Vanuatu Nikenike Vurobaravu in capital Port Vila on March 28.