VOV.VN - The Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised the first ever Vietnamese language interpretation contest on March 19.

The Vietnamese startup community has made breakthroughs despite difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic as a record high of more than US$1.3 billion in venture capital was pumped into startups last year.

VOV.VN - Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob arrived in Hanoi on March 20, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son received and held talks with his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah who is in Hanoi for a working visit on March 20-21.

The Vietnamese Embassy and many associations and individuals in Germany are promptly providing support to Vietnamese people who evacuated from war zones in Ukraine to Germany after the country and other member states of the EU decided to receive and grant evacuees from Ukraine temporary protection

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines flight VN58 carrying 259 Vietnamese citizens fleeing Ukraine’s war zones safely landed at Noi Bai International Airport on March 19.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) will take place from March 31 to April 3, which is considered an event marking the reopening of the Vietnamese tourism sector in the new normal, said the Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) at a press briefing to introduce the event on March 18.

President of the National Assembly of Thailand Chuan Leekpai has described Vietnam as a development model for regional countries.

As a member of the Francophone community, Vietnam has made efforts to contribute to common goals to cope with new challenges, said Vietnamese Ambassador to France and Representative of Vietnam to the Francophonie Dinh Toan Thang.

There are no Vietnamese people reported dead or injured in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on late March 16, according to a Vietnamese expat.