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Several new cooperation agreements were signed during the meeting, underscoring both sides’ determination to diversify cooperation areas, expand partnerships, and deepen cooperation mechanisms.

The Jazz Bond Association, “Tieng To Dong” band, and the Friendship Village Van Canh/Vietnam branch in France co-organised a charity concert to raise funds for Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin child victims in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, a suburb of Paris.

The Military Command of Hoa Binh province on May 27 safely removed and detonated 244 unexploded bombs, mines, and other ordnance left over from wartime.

Three Vietnamese border guard stations based in Dien Bien province have set up twinning relations with Border Guard Company 119 from the Military Command of Laos’ Phongsaly province.

The demolition marks the first step in a plan to revitalise Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square, a symbolic space linking two major heritage zones -the Hoan Kiem Lake–Ngoc Son Temple complex to the south and the historic Old Quarter to the north.

The remains were recovered during the 2024–2025 dry season by a team from the provincial Military Command, in close coordination with Lao authorities. The identities of the fallen soldiers have not yet been determined.

Previously, on May 25 morning, Dien Bien province receive the remains of eight Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts which were recovered during the 2024-2025 dry season.

Vietnam was represented by nine students from five universities, grouped into three teams. All teams delivered strong performances, with one team claiming first prize in the Cloud Computing category, another securing second place in the Computing Track, and the third team winning third prize in the Network Track.

Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has been honoured with the Arts and Culture Prize for his outstanding contributions to ecological architecture and for introducing innovative design concepts.

Vietnamese and Lao police cracked down on a major online gambling ring, seizing dozens of devices and detaining 29 suspects in Vientiane.

Combatting the production and sale of counterfeit food and medicine has long been closely monitored by the Government, the health ministry and relevant agencies.

The Government leader highlighted in the document that despite initial progress in efforts against the illegal practices, with the detection and disruption of multiple operations involving counterfeit milk, pharmaceuticals, and food items, the situation remains extremely complicated.

Vietnamese police said that the messaging app has not complied with the country's regulation to notify authorities before offering services, which went into effect on January 1 this year, in addition to harmful content distribution.

The remains were recovered during the 2024–2025 dry season by Team 192 under the municipal Military Command, with support from authorities in Laos’s Salavan and Sekong provinces. Over the past 30 years, the city has repatriated 963 sets of remains after 28 missions.

An individual who seeks to purchase an apartment in a social housing project must not own another apartment in the area where the project is situated, and their total family income must not exceed 30 million VND (1,156 USD) per month.

The remains were recovered during the 2024–2025 dry season by Team K52 under the provincial Military Command, with support from Cambodian authorities and residents in Ratanakiri, Stung Treng, and Preah Vihear provinces. Since 2021, 1,512 sets of remains have been repatriated.

Working through May 22 night into the early hours of may 23 Friday, local doctors, with support from Viet Duc Friendship Hospital specialists, retrieved the heart, lungs, liver, two kidneys and two corneas from a 37-year-old male donor.

The city targets the end of this May for the full issuance of electronic identification accounts to businesses.

The association currently operates a nationwide network of 34 member branches and continues to expand its engagement in emerging areas such as digital transformation, innovation, climate response, and youth exchanges.

It is necessary to complete a legal framework for AI in journalism, support the adoption of advanced technologies in newsrooms, and enhancing digital capacity among journalists.