A delegation of more than 40 overseas Vietnamese (OV) from 17 countries around the world have visited people and soldiers in Truong Sa island district, the south central province of Khanh Hoa, and DK1 platform.

Việt Nam registered 1,344 new COVID-19 infections, all domestically transmitted, and two deaths on Wednesday.

At least five people died and five others were injured after heavy rain and flooding hit the northern and northern-central regions over the past few days, according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 25.

A respect paying ceremony and a reburial service were held at a martyrs’ cemetery in the north-central province of Nghe An on May 25 to rebury the remains of 103 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.

Netflix unveiled the winners of its “My Vietnam” short film competition powered by Netflix’s Cinema Beauty - Vietnam Creative Economy Grant on May 25.

According to the Ministry of Health, the control system for communicable diseases has confirmed 5,545 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) since the beginning of 2022, including one death in Bình Thuận Province.

The ideology of patriotic nationalism pursued by President Ho Chi Minh remains alive today amidst a rise in competition for power among major countries, Professor Choi Gyu Youb from the Republic of Korea’s Hanshin University told Vietnam News Agency.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Hai Phong city were placed first in the 2021 Public Administration Reform Index (PAR Index) rankings, according to the results unveiled on May 25.

Can Tho city expects to become the centre of trade and services in the Mekong Delta, with rapid and sustainable development.

Hà Nội welcomed 700,000 domestic tourists and 31,448 foreigners who visited or participated in events at the recently concluded SEA Games 31, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Rapper GDucky (Đặng Mai Việt Hoàng) finished second in the first season of Rap Việt gameshow and has recently been listed on Forbes Vietnam Under 30.

A bilingual book by foreign authors is among the official nominees for the Dế Mèn Awards, honouring works by or for children.

Oil paintings featuring unique ancient Vietnamese architecture from across the nation are being exhibited at Văn Miếu–Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature Complex).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a working session on May 24 with the standing members of the group in charge of drafting a project on building a strategy for building a law-governed socialist state to 2030 with orientation to 2045, to inspect the progress of the project.

The Government has proposed a delay to a submission of the draft Law on Land (amended) to the National Assembly until the Party Central Committee issues directions on reforms of land-related policies and laws.

The World Records Union (WorldKings) and the Việt Nam Records Organisation (Vietkings) have recognised the first Đồng Tháp Lotus Festival 2022 as the world's largest event of lotus-based dishes.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

Molnupiravir Stella 200mg, a drug from Stellapharm J.V.Co. Ltd., has been authorised by the Drug Administration of Việt Nam (DAV) for the domestic treatment of COVID-19.