Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA) 
Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong People’s Committee Tran Van Quan visited the local Bach Long Vi special zone on May 9 to encourage rescue forces and provide humanitarian assistance to foreign fishermen rescued in the waters off the island.
during the 2025–2026 dry season, the recovery operations in Laos showed positive results. To date, the forces of Quang Tri have found and collected 27 sets of martyrs’ remains, including 15 by Team 589 and 12 by Team 584.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam praised the community’s efforts in preserving Vietnamese culture, language and traditions and called on them to uphold the national identity while integrating well into the host society and complying with local laws.
Since November 19, 2025, during the 2025–2026 dry season, Team K52 of Gia Lai has searched for and recovered 18 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia.
Deputy PM Pham Thi Thanh Tra said the complexity of the work meant relevant agencies need to change their mindset and adopt new methods to achieve better results.
One of the most visible achievements has been the rapid expansion of online public services. Ho Chi Minh City currently provides 1,636 fully online administrative procedures, accounting for more than 80% of the city’s total administrative services.
The event offered more than 6,600 job and internship opportunities across a wide range of sectors, including information technology, engineering, aviation, logistics, finance, e-commerce, tourism and services. It was jointly organised by technology enterprises and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH).
The drive underpins a sweeping overhaul of teaching and research, directly tying into the Politburo’s Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW, dated August 22, 2025, which targets breakthroughs in education and training.
Stressing that Vietnam is entering a new stage of development with increasingly high demands on the quality of human resources, particularly strategic-level leaders and managers, Politburo member and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Doan Minh Huan suggested that the two sides continue to deepen, upgrade and renew their training cooperation programmes.
A member of the Communist Party of Uruguay (PCU) Central Committee described President Ho Chi Minh as one of the most influential revolutionary figures of the 20th century.
Humanitarian Month 2026 is slated to raise around 500 billion VND for relief activities, support more than 17,000 poor and disadvantaged households, and activate activities in every commune and ward nationwide.
The Soviet people’s victory contributed to the collapse of colonial systems worldwide, helping pave the way for Vietnam’s August Revolution, the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory, and ultimately the Great Victory of Spring 1975 that led to national reunification.
former Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan was prosecuted for charges of “receiving bribes.” Eight other defendants, all former subordinates from the ministry, were also prosecuted on the same charge.
For many local fishermen, digitalisation is gradually replacing cumbersome paper-based procedures. By the end of April, 3,257 fishing vessels measuring at least 12 metres in length in Gia Lai had adopted electronic fishing logs, according to local authorities.
Once issued, the circular is expected to provide a key legal basis for promoting responsible technology adoption, advancing digital transformation and AI in higher education, while strengthening quality assurance, data protection and academic integrity in the digital era.
The society stressed that the ban is unilateral and unjustified; seriously infringes upon Vietnam’s sovereignty, rights and legitimate interests; violates international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); and runs counter to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC).
According to the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, more than 95% of the population engage in religious or belief-related activities. A total of 43 organisations representing 16 religions have been officially recognised and granted registration certificates, with nearly 28 million followers.
Since the start of the tenure, the Vietnam Association for Protection of Child Rights (VACR) has mobilised more than 250 billion VND (9.5 million USD) in cash and goods to support about 235,000 children nationwide. It also reported legal counselling in nearly 140 child abuse and rights violation cases.
According to the indictment, former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and six accomplices allegedly caused losses of more than 803 billion VND (30.5 million USD) through unnecessary hiring of foreign consultants, disbursements during project suspension periods, and improper financial support to businesses.
Of these, 1,159,932 million candidates are 12th graders, accounting for 94.78%, while 63,844 are independent candidates, representing 5.22%.
