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The Smart City Expo & Forum in Asia (Smart City Asia 2022) will take at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from May 26 to 28.

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) wrapped up with a ceremony imbued with Vietnam’s cultural identity at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium on May 23 evening.

In order to ensure the highest efficiency of the 15th National Assembly (NA)'s third session, NA agencies and deputies had made careful preparations on discussion contents, aiming for the highest outcomes with shortest sitting time, said NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue while opening the session on May 23.

The 8th summer camp of Vietnamese youth and students in Europe themed “Vietheart Summer Camp 2022” will take place in Prague, the Czech Republic, on August 18-21.

The National Experimental University of the Armed Forces (UNEFA) of Venezuela recently launched the “Vietnamese nation and culture in Ho Chi Minh era” faculty on the occasion of the 132rd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of Vietnamese nation.

Districts and Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City have been implementing the construction of "Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space" to respond to studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style.

According to Nguyen Ba Hung, Deputy Director of the Health Data Center, Information Technology Department under the Ministry of Health, as of May 21, after more than a month of officially issuing passports for the COVID-19 vaccine, more than 19 million people have been verified to sign vaccine passports nationwide.

The 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) convened the third session in Hanoi on May 23.

The 14th Vietnam Festival will be held at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan, on June 4-5.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil recently held an incense offering ceremony in the capital city of Brasilia in memory of great President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his 132nd birthday (May 19, 1890 – May 19, 2022).

A ceremony of offering flowers and planting trees has been solemnly held at the Monument of President Ho Chi Minh in Hungary’s Zalaegerszeg city on the occasion of his 132nd birthday.

“Vietnam Days in Saint Petersburg" was recently organized by the government of Saint Petersburg of the Russian Federation with a series of meaningful activities to mark President Ho Chi Minh's 132nd birthday (May 19, 1890-19/5/2022).

A contest named “Vietnamese language is rich and beautiful” has been organized by the Youth Union of Kazan city and the Overseas Vietnamese Students Association in Kazan city of the Republic of Tatarstan to celebrate the 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with key officials of Gia Lai on May 22, part of his working trip to this Central Highlands province.

Orange cake, a delicious food in Vietnam is listed as one of 30 best fried foods around the world, according to the CNN.

The Vietnamese women’s football team had a 1-0 win over the Thai rivals to take the gold medal in the final match on May 21 at Cam Pha Gymnasium, Quang Ninh province, at the on-going SEA Games 31.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Gia Lai Investment Promotion Conference 2022 in Pleiku city on May 21, which drew representatives from ministries, sectors, international organisations, businesses, investors and localities in the Central Highlands region.

New cases of COVID-19 dropped strongly to under 100 in many localities on May 21, with a total 1,457 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm May 20 to 4pm May 21, according to the Ministry of Health.

A special art performance entitled “Ho Chi Minh – the most beautiful name” has been held recently in the northern province of Tuyen Quang to mark Uncle Ho’s 132nd birthday.

The Dong Nai People’s Committee on May 19 launched the tree planting festival to express eternal gratitude to Uncle Ho and respond to the program of planting 1 billion trees for a green Vietnam.

Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and his spouse wrapped up the official visit to Vietnam on a high note on May 20.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin in Hanoi on May 20, emphasising that Singapore is always one of the leading partners of Vietnam in the region.

The third session of the 15th National Assembly will open on May 23 in Hanoi and last for 19 days, according to Vice Chairman of the NA Office Vu Minh Tuan.

Vietnam wants to promote its strategic partnership, cooperate in different areas, supplement each other and coordinate with Singapore at multilateral institutions, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong said on May 20.

(CPV) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) on May 20 released an action plan for reducing congestion at Cat Lai Terminal, Vietnam’s busiest container operation, located at the Port of Ho Chi Minh City.

(CPV) – The Ho Chi Minh website on May 19 officially debuted the new interface to continue to renew and increase the quality of contents and interface satisfying domestic and international readers.

The Quang Ngai provincial Party Committee has held a meeting to honor 100 outstanding grandchildren of Uncle Ho and typical ethnic minority children in 2022.

The Ho Chi Minh City Public Security has held a ceremony to honor outstanding youth following Uncle Ho’s teachings on the occasion of the 132nd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday (May 19, 1890) and the 111th anniversary of Uncle Ho’s departure to find a way to liberate the nation (June 5, 1911).

The south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan has welcomed back many groups of international tourists in recent days after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on May 19, successfully concluding their trip to the US to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit, and to make visits to the US and the United Nations.