(VOVWORLD) - The first session of the UNESCO Executive Board for the 2021-2025 term of which Vietnam has been a member took place in early April with 58 member countries participating. Delegates discussed global issues and made decisions on UNESCO’s areas of focus for the future.

(VOVWORLD) - For the Vietnamese people, today 47 years ago, April 30, 1975 is a historical moment. Since then, the country has been reunified. The border between north and south on Ben Hai River marked by Parallel 17 has gone into past. Over the past 47 years, the Vietnamese people in their unified Vietnam have shared the same goal towards socialism and the building of a more prosperous country.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will pay a two-day visit to Vietnam, beginning on Saturday, his first official visit to Vietnam since taking office in October 2021. The trip marks a new milestone in consolidating and developing the Vietnam-Japan Extensive Strategic Partnership.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 50 million people are employed nationwide in Vietnam, Localities and businesses have recently adopted effective policies to provide workers with stable incomes to improve their living conditions and encourage them to return to work in key economic regions.

(VOVWORLD) - On Wednesday, the Ministry of National Defense authorized the deployment of Vietnam's Engineering Unit Rotation 1 and Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 to UN peacekeeping missions in Abyei and South Sudan. Vietnam’s participation in the UN peacekeeping mission over the past 8 years has promoted the image of Vietnam, its land and people who love peace and aspire for prosperity and development.

(VOVWORLD) - The 7th Vietnam–China Border Defense Friendship Exchange took place in Quang Hoa district, Cao Bang province of Vietnam and Longzhou district, China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The event illustrates an important common perception between the two Parties, States, and militaries and their determination to strengthen bilateral friendship, political trust, and practical cooperation to jointly build a peaceful and stable borderline.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has more than 200,000 people with autism. Mental disorders prevent them from finding suitable jobs and make them a concern for family and society. SEED Career Education and Training Center has supportedparents in raising their special-needs children and has opened vocational training classes for adolescents with autism to help them afford to live independently.

(VOVWORLD) - French President Emmanuel Macron has been re-elected to continue another 5-year term in office. Analysts say the 44-year old president will handle an array of challenges, particularly healing national divisions.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Association in Support of Vietnamese Handicapped and Orphans will hold the 4th National Congress on Tuesday in Hanoi, together with the celebration of the Association’s 30th founding anniversary and the 17th “One Heart – One World” program. The event will honor role models who have overcome difficulties as well as sponsors and fundraisers for better living conditions of persons with disabilities and orphans nationwide.

(VOVWORLD) - The Friendship Journey 2022, a cultural exchange to strengthen Vietnam’s relations with other countries, took place on Sunday in Hanoi with the participation of over 200 delegates, including Ambassadors, Chargé d'affaires, diplomats, and representatives from Friendship Associations. Organized by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HAUFO) and the municipal Department of Tourism, the event promoted the image of Hanoi, Vietnam and enhanced mutual understanding between the Vietnamese people and international friends.