(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee To Lam hosted a reception for Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Party (JVP), in Hanoi on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -The delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army participated in a rehearsal ahead of the military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory (May 9, 1945 – May 9, 2025) at Red Square in Moscow.

(VOVWORLD) -The Kremlin said on Saturday it wanted a definitive response from Ukraine to Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer of a three-day ceasefire next week, criticizing the reaction so far as ambiguous and historically wrong.

(VOVWORLD) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labour Party has been re-elected for a second consecutive three-year term. Preliminary vote counting on Saturday showed that the Australian Labor Party has secured victory in the same-day parliamentary election.

(VOVWORLD) -The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday it issued call-up orders to tens of thousands of reservists in preparation for its military campaign in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam–Kazakhstan relations have entered a “golden era,” with ample room for expanding comprehensive cooperation in various fields, says Kazakh Ambassador to Vietnam Kanat Tumysh.

(VOVWORLD) - The Weatherhead East Asia Institute at Columbia University hosted a seminar titled “The 30th anniversary of US-Vietnam relations: Former Enemies and Present Partner” on May 1 in New York city. The event was part of a broader series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Vietnam (1975–2025) and the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States (1995–2025).

(VOVWORLD) - President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayaka arrived in Hanoi on Sunday morning, beginning a state visit to Vietnam and participation in the 20th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations (Vesak 2025) from May 4 to 6 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Luong Cuong.

(VOVWORLD) - A program marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Con Dao (May 1, 1975–2025) was held at the Hang Duong Cemetery, Con Dao district, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Saturday evening.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to turn its Con Dao island district into a bright, green, clean, beautiful and world-class tourist destination.