The main Vesak ceremony is scheduled for May 31 and will feature a flower-adorned vehicle parade and a floating lantern festival at the Nghinh Luong Dinh relic site along the northern bank of the Huong River.
The exhibition, which runs from May 12 to 14 in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, brought together more than 150 exhibitors from 17 countries, showcasing over 250 modern defence and security products and systems.
The Vietnam International Financial Center in HCMC VIFC-HCMC, in partnership with Gemadept and the HCMC Institute for Development Studies, held a high-level forum on May 21 to advance a maritime financial ecosystem in HCMC.
A scientific seminar titled “Talent Visas and Policies to Attract High-Quality Human Resources for National Development” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 20.
Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has officially qualified for the Esports World Cup 2026 after finishing third at the DreamHack Atlanta 2026 chess tournament in the United States.