VOV.VN - The Republic Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Justice announced on May 19 the issuance of tourist visas for international travelers, including Vietnamese visitors.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has just received a notice from the US authorities saying they have completed the appraisal of procedures of importing Vietnamese pomelos.

VOV.VN - The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has recently recognised an additional six Vietnamese pangasius processors which meet the food safety requirements to export products to the US market, according to the Vietnam National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department.

The implementation of the Politburo’s resolution on planning, building, managing and developing Vietnamese urban areas sustainably by 2030 with a vision towards 2045 was tabled for discussion at a conference in Hanoi on May 18.

VOV.VN - Major newspapers from Laos, including Pasaxon,PathetLao Daily, Vientiane May, and Vientiane Times published news and photos of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s trip to Laos on their frontpages, as well as running articles of the visit’s significance to bilateral ties.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is planning to pilot the opening of casinos at hotels rated five stars and above in popular tourist destinations for Vietnamese citizens aged 18 and over with the aim of fully exploiting the potential of the night-time economy in the country.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese swimming team smashed the competition record in the men's freestyle 4x200m relay event at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), with a time of 7 minutes 16 seconds 31, winning a gold medal on the evening of May 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with overseas Vietnamese (OV) and US businessmen and scientists in San Francisco on May 17 morning (US time) within the framework of his working trip to the US to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit.

VOV.VN - Overseas Vietnamese painter Pham Trong Chanh has recently opened his latest exhibition in France which displays over 40 paintings and sculptures on Vietnamese history, people, culture, and nature.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Women’s Museum held a ceremony on May 17 in Hanoi to receive roughly 500 artifacts donated by Mark Rapoport, a doctor from the United States, and his family.