(VOVWORLD) - The Ho Chi Minh Youth Union and Vietnam Youth Federation of Hanoi have launched a volunteer program for community health, which includes a festival of young doctors and a campaign called “the Journey of Young Doctors following President Ho Chi Minh's teachings for a healthier Vietnam.”

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a state visit to France, Serbia, and Hungary from May 5 to May 9. Xi’s last visit to the West was in 2019. This new visit aims to remove bottlenecks between the two sides and convey a message of peaceful coexistence, cooperation, and mutual benefit.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese Trade Office and Embassy in Algeria co-organized a display of Vietnamese products exported to African countries, as a side event of the 10th African Investment and Commerce Forum 2024 (AFIC10) last weekend in Algiers, the capital of Algeria.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam celebrated the 70th anniversary of the world-shaking Dien Bien Phu victory on Tuesday. The victory affirmed the united power of the Vietnamese people and was an encouragement to national liberation movements around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Despite tumultuous events in the past, Vietnam and France established diplomatic relations in 1973 which were upgraded to a strategic partnership in 2013. Today the two countries are cooperating closely in all aspects and share many perspectives.

(VOVWORLD) - A grand ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory will be held in Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien province, on Tuesday. This is a particularly important political event, with great significance, stature, and value. Many activities will mark the occasion, including parades, which always draw a large crowd of spectators. All preparations have been completed, and the nation is ready for a heroic celebration.

(VOVWORLD) - Throughout Vietnam’s history of national construction and defense, the great Dien Ben Phu victory of May 7, 1954 marked a brilliant climax, a glorious miracle of the Ho Chi Minh era. This great victory was a decisive blow and an historical turning point that completely changed the endless war situation. The victory directly led to the signing of the Geneva Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina. This one victory created conditions and will power for the Vietnamese people to win the war of resistance against the US, liberate the South, and finally reunify the country.

(VOVWORLD) - The Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting taking place in Paris on Thursday and Friday discuss solutions for sustainable growth, artificial intelligence, and carbon emissions reduction.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2024 Ponagar Temple Festival, the biggest folk festival in the south-central region, ended in Nha Trang city on Wednesday. The four-day festival drew tens of thousands of Kinh and Cham people.

(VOVWORLD) -Today marks the 138th anniversary of International Labor Day (May 1). In Vietnam, the working class currently comprises 14% of the population and is the leading force in national industrialization and modernization. The 13th National Party Congress set a goal of improving workers’ political willpower, educational qualifications, and occupational skills, and building a more modern and stronger Vietnamese working class.