Weekly Highlights: Vietnam wins silver medal for first time at World Expo 2025

The Vietnam Pavilion has won the silver award in the Exhibition Design category at Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai in Japan, marking the first time the country has received this honour, according to the Department of International Cooperation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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Here are selected events from October 10-16.

- First Congress of Government Party Organisation for 2025-2030 tenure successfully concludes

- Vietnam re-elected to UN Human Rights Council with highest votes in Asia-Pacific

- Seven commodities of Vietnam post export value of over 10 billion USD

- First Cultures of the World Festival in Hanoi draws 48 countries, international organisations

- Vietnam wins silver medal for first time at World Expo 2025./.

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