VOV.VN - As the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, Missosology has named Vietnamese representative Y Nhi among its first hot picks of the leading 20 beauties participating in Miss World 2025.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi is set to play host to the Southeast Asian region’s qualifying round of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) U16 women’s Asia Cup from May 14 to 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is leveraging Golden Week, one of Japan’s longest holiday seasons, from April 29 to May 6 to promote its culture at the World Expo 2025 which is getting underway in Osaka.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s demand for gold bars and coins fell by 15% year-on-year to 12 tonnes in the first quarter of 2025, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).

The Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR), in its report “World Economic League Table 2022”, forecasts that Vietnam will become the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia after Indonesia and the 20th-largest economy in the world by 2036.

World leaders have flooded Vietnam with congratulatory messages as the country is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).

VOV.VN - The international cruise ship Pacific World carrying 1,700 foreign passengers, mostly Japanese, onboard docked at Ha Long international cruise port in Quang Ninh province on April 30.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, visited and congratulated Professor, Conductor Le Phi Phi, son of late composer Hoang Van, on the occasion of the official inscription of Hoang Van’s collection into UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.

A vibrant line-up of festivals and cultural events is set to take place in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, during the upcoming April 30 – May 1 public holidays, as part of efforts to attract visitors and strengthen the city’s tourism brand.

VOV.VN - According to the World Bank’s latest report, the Vietnamese economy is expected to experience a slowdown in 2025 but will pick up momentum again in 2026 and beyond.