Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man will lead a high-ranking NA delegation to pay an official visit to Laos and attend the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) from October 17-19. This is the legislative leader's first official visit to Laos in his new position, taking place just ahead of the AIPA-45 General Assembly, with Laos as the host nation.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of 14 cooperation documents between ministries, agencies and localities of the two countries on August 19 as part of the Vietnamese top leader’s state visit to China.

According to an Expat Insider 2024 survey, Vietnam is the most affordable country for expats, ranking first in the survey’s Personal Finance Index among 53 destinations. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Vietnam has topped this category.

To date, 16 Vietnamese athletes have been confirmed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Thirteen Vietnamese universities have been listed in the Impact Rankings 2024 released recently by the Times Higher Education (THE).

The Vietnamese Family Festival 2024 aims to raise awareness across sectors and society about the family’s crucial role building and safeguarding the country, while promoting community interest in fostering warm, equal, progressive, and happy families.

The Vietnamese sports delegation has secured 12 official spots for the Paris 2024 Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11, as reported by the Sports Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2024 will showcase five nights of fireworks displays, each corresponding to a specific theme. Eight competing teams from France, Italy, the US, Germany, Poland, China, Finland, and Vietnam will participate, divided into four pairs for four nights of competition. The top two teams will advance to the grand finale on July 13.

As of June 3, 2024, the Vietnamese sports delegation has secured 11 official spots to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics.

As of April 30, 10 Vietnamese athletes have officially secured slots at the Paris Olympics 2024.

The Thang Long Imperial Citadel and Duong Lam ancient village in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi have both won ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Awards.

British magazine Times Higher Education (THE) has announced its World University Rankings 2024 (THE WUR 2024), in which six Vietnamese universities are listed. Duy Tan University and Ton Duc Thang University are both in the 601 - 800 group in the global rankings and again lead Vietnamese universities, but have both fallen in their position compared to 2023.

As of April 20, foreign investors had invested nearly 8.88 billion USD in Vietnam, or 82.1% of the figure in the same period of 2022.

The 42nd ASEAN Summit, which takes place in Indonesia from May 9-11, is expected to consolidate intra-regional solidarity and enhance ASEAN’s central role in the region.

The Hanoi Medical University has started the first phase of clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine ARCT-154 with the participation of 100 volunteers.

Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son was appointed Minister-Chairman of the Government Office at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly on April 8.