(VOVWORLD) - The painting ‘Figures in a Garden’ by Le Pho fetched 2.28 million USD at the Modern Evening Auction of Sotheby's on Wednesday in Hong Kong (China). This marks the second highest price ever paid for a piece of Vietnamese art.

(VOVWORLD) - VNREDSat-1, Vietnam’s first earth observation satellite, has been successfully restored after encountering a serious technical error last November related to the hardware that stores operational and control data.

(VOVWORLD) - Da Nang tourism authorities and Vietjet Air hosted a ceremony Friday morning to welcome 220 air passengers from Incheon, South Korea, on the very first commercial flight connecting South Korea and Da Nang after a long COVID hiatus.

(VOVWORLD) - International arrivals to Vietnam in April soared 2.4 times from March and 5.2% year on year thanks to the border reopening and resumption of international flights, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony was held in Kien Giang province on Friday to commence construction of President Ho Chi Minh statue and the central square at the heart of Phu Quoc city.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Oman on Friday signed an agreement on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, special, or official passports. Signatories were Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu on behalf of the Government of Vietnam and Ambassador of Oman in Hanoi, Saleh Mohamed Ahmed Al Sagri, on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Oman.

(VOVWORLD) -On the occasion of the 47th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Friday offered flowers and incense, paying tribute to heroic martyrs at the Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery and Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on Friday visited Tra Vinh General Hospital on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the re-establishment of Tra Vinh province.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on Friday urged the Mekong delta province of Tra Vinh to pay special attention to the implementation of policies for people with meritorious services, social security and social protection and consider them a key point.

(VOVWORLD) -Despite the world and domestic impacts, Vietnam’s socio-economic situation in April saw many positive changes, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at the government's regular meeting for April, in Hanoi, on Friday.