On the morning of May 18, at the headquarters of the Korea Chamber of Business in Vietnam (KOCHAM) in Hanoi, KOCHAM and Good Neighbors International (GNI) in Vietnam officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking a new milestone in their strategic partnership aimed at promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and strengthening connections between the RoK business community and local communities in Vietnam.

On May 18, 2026, the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Vietnam held a meeting and congratulatory ceremony for the team from Lac Hong University (LHU) in recognition of their outstanding achievement in winning the Silver Award at the Global Best M-Gov Award 2026 - a prestigious international award in the field of digital government technology and innovation.

The People’s Committee of Sin Ho Commune in Lai Chau Province, in coordination with Plan International Japan and Plan International Vietnam, held an inauguration ceremony for a new student boarding facility at Phang So Lin Semi-Boarding Primary School on the morning of May 13. The project was built with financial support from the people of Japan through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

Vietnam highly values its cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and wishes to continue close coordination to promote the early entry into force of the Hanoi Convention, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of combating cybercrime and high-tech crime globally.

On March 15, the UAE Embassy in Hanoi completed a project to build new restroom facilities for Nam Dan Kindergarten, contributing to improved learning and living conditions for children in the mountainous province of Tuyen Quang.

From a smartphone, many complaints and suggestions related to the environment, urban management, or daily life no longer have to wait for neighborhood meetings to be raised; instead, they are now sent directly to Zalo groups, fanpages, or online feedback portals operated by the Front. The “Digital Front” is therefore not merely about software or applications, but is reshaping how Front work reaches out to, receives, and responds to public feedback.

The international conference “Southern Digitalities: Transformations, Cultures, Heritage, and Possibilities across Asia,” held on May 11 in Hanoi, brought together numerous domestic and international scholars and experts to discuss the impact of digital technology on cultural life, education, and creative industries across Asia.

Following the devastating floods at the end of 2025, many households in Hoa Thinh Commune in Dak Lak Province were left homeless. Yet just over a month later, many new houses had already been rebuilt before the arrival of spring, thanks to State support, community solidarity, and relief mobilization efforts coordinated through the Vietnam Fatherland Front system.