Search operations have also become more efficient through the combined use of map coordinates, on-site surveys, witness accounts and ground-penetrating radar, improving accuracy while reducing excavation time and workload.

After more than 12 years of participation in UN peacekeeping operations, the Ministry of National Defence has deployed nearly 1,400 personnel from the Vietnam People’s Army to missions, UN headquarters, and liaison offices in Belgium.

Vietnam and the US jointly held the 173rd repatriation ceremony for the possible remains thought to be associated with a US service member missing in action (MIA) during the war in Vietnam on July 2.

Vietnamese rescue teams recovered 15 more bodies on July 3 (local time) as they continued search operations in Playa Grande, La Guaira state, one of the areas hardest hit by the twin earthquakes in Venezuela.

Minister Nguyen Dinh Khang reaffirmed Vietnam's commitment to religious freedom during talks with Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Pope Leo XIV's special envoy.

A new decree that took effect on July 1 revises Vietnam's regulations on special flights for senior state and Party leaders.

Vietnam and Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture are seeking deeper cooperation in education, high-tech agriculture, youth exchanges and sustainable development for ethnic minority communities.

Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Nguyen Dinh Khang visited and presented gifts to respected community figures and disadvantaged ethnic minority households in Lac Duong Commune, Lam Dong Province, during a working trip on July 2.

Vietnam's search and rescue mission is continuing relief operations in Playa Grande, La Guaira State, one of the areas hardest hit by the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela.

On the afternoon of July 2, Vietnam's Ministry of National Defence held a press briefing to introduce the third Vietnam-Laos Border Defense Friendship Exchange.

General Secretary and State President To Lam said Ho Chi Minh City has written a glorious chapter over the past five decades and must now move forward with an even greater vision for the next 50 years.

Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Nguyen Dinh Khang praised Lam Dong's progress in reducing poverty and improving infrastructure while reviewing the implementation of the national ethnic minority development program.

One year after the two-tier local government went into operation, the organizational structure and quality of commune-level personnel continue to be raised.

General Secretary and State President To Lam said Ho Chi Minh City has written a glorious chapter over the past 50 years and must now embark on "a new chapter of development that is greater, more beautiful, more worthy and even more brilliant."

The organizational structure at the commune level needs to shift from “streamlined” to being “appropriately streamlined.”

A Vietnamese delegation on June 30 handed over humanitarian aid to support Venezuela's recovery efforts following two powerful earthquakes that struck the South American country on the evening of June 24.

While participating in earthquake relief operations in Playa Grande, La Guaira state of Venezuela, the Vietnamese rescue team on June 30 (local time) identified 11 locations suspected of containing victims and launched search-and-rescue efforts.

Vietnam and the Vatican continue to strengthen relations through dialogue and mutual respect, creating favorable conditions for Vietnam's Catholic community to practice their faith while contributing to national development.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle will visit Vietnam from June 30 to July 4 to preside over the beatification of Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep in the Diocese of Can Tho.

Vietnam is studying a special urban administrative model at the commune level to strengthen regional coordination, improve public services and support long-term economic development following one year of governance reform.