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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 31 attended the launch of the National Legal Portal, which aims to be a centralized, official gateway for the public and businesses to access legal information and advice, ensuring transparency, accessibility, and efficiency.

Hanoi has allocated hundreds of billions of VND annually for the restoration, preservation, and promotion of its rich cultural heritage, turning these national treasures into key drivers of sustainable tourism.

While Ha Long Bay often steals the spotlight in Quang Ninh, another gem lies just inland — the Quang Ninh Museum, a stunning blend of modern architecture and rich cultural narrative. A reporter from the National News Bureau of Thailand explores the story.

Van Chan, the western gateway district of Yen Bai province, is not only renowned for its majestic natural landscape but also as home to 18 ethnic groups. Each group contributes its own rich cultural values to the region’s ethnic diversity. Among them, the traditional costumes of the Mong ethnic people stand out for their intricate craftsmanship woven with stories, legends, and the deep spiritual traditions of the Mong community.

Vietnam always strongly and fully supports Laos’s national construction and development, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam told Thongsalith Mangnomek, Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Lao Party Central Committee's Office at a reception for the latter in Hanoi on May 30.

On the evening of May 28, Vietnamese athletics celebrated their first success at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships, as sprinter Tran Thi Nhi Yen clinched a bronze medal in the women’s 100m event.

The Indian Navy’s ship INS Darshak, commanded by Colonel Praveen Thomas, docked at Saigon Port in the morning of May 29, beginning a friendly three-day visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

Receiving Excelerate Energy President and CEO Steven Kobos in Hanoi on May 26, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh lauded the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the US firm and PV Gas, a unit of state-run Petrovietnam, urging the two sides to work closely together to ensure practical and effective cooperation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch calling for urgent action to address the growing threats of heavy rains, landslides, and flash floods, while urging proactive measures to prevent and mitigate the impacts of natural disasters in the coming period.

Vietnam always attaches great importance to strengthening ties with traditional friends in Central and Eastern Europe, with Hungary being a top priority, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told visiting Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas at their meeting in Hanoi on May 29.

When it comes to cultural tourism, few places spark the imagination like historic quarters. In Vietnam, Hanoi’s Old Quarter stands out as a remarkable example of how heritage and modern tourism can harmoniously coexist.
How does a centuries-old neighborhood remain vibrant amid rapid urban development? Reporter Werawan Boonmee from NNT – the National News Bureau of Thailand – visited Vietnam to find the answer.

Winners of the sixth “De Men” (Cricket) Children’s Awards were announced at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Hanoi on May 28, with composer Pham Tuyen receiving the grand prize “Hiep si De Men” (Cricket Knight) for his lifelong contributions to children’s music.

Vietnam always values and wishes to enhance cooperation with Hungary, its top-priority partner and first comprehensive partner in the Central and Eastern Europe, State President Luong Cuong affirmed while holding talks with Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas in Hanoi on May 28.

Representatives from Vietnam’s World Heritage management agencies have shared how local communities are actively involved in preserving and promoting the very heritage sites they live near and depend on.

Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas and his spouse are paying an official visit to Vietnam from May 27-29 at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong and his spouse. On May 28 in Hanoi, State President Luong Cuong and his spouse hosted a welcome ceremony for the Hungarian President and First Lady.

Party General Secretary To Lam has urged the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission to bolster its advisory role in political system restructuring as preparations for the 14th National Party Congress in 2026 intensify.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on May 27, on the sidelines of his official visit to Malaysia and attendance at the 46th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur.

Vietnam pledges to uphold its role as a reliable bridge and responsible partner, ready to accompany and contribute to peace, stability, and shared prosperity for all people and nations of ASEAN, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and China, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) need to work together to shape a new-generation model of inter-regional cooperation, based on sincerity, substance, comprehensiveness, cohesion, and greater effectiveness, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at the second ASEAN-GCC Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 27.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam on May 27, on the sidelines of the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur.