[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 War Archives has been made public by the Soldiers' Hearts community organisation, the Vietnam Women's Museum, the Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative, and the Forever 20-years-old Club. The archives will be used to support efforts to locate the remains of fallen soldiers and verify their identities.

[VOVWORLD] - The "Trust AI?" communications campaign and "Truth or Falsehood – Fact Check" news bulletin have been launched to enhance public ability to identify and combat fake news and misinformation. The programs are conducted by the Ministry of Public Security, Vietnam Television, and Phenikaa University in Hanoi.

[VOVWORLD] - Those who view Vietnam through one-sided reports or externally imposed assessments may overlook one important reality: religion exists peacefully and is closely integrated into the community. In Vietnam, freedom of religion is neither a problem nor a flashpoint, but a natural and ordinary part of the cultural and spiritual life of the Vietnamese people.

[VOVWORLD] - The devastating legacy of Agent Orange/dioxin continues to affect generations of Vietnamese, including tens of thousands of people in Ho Chi Minh City. The 2026 "Walk for Agent Orange Victims" was held in the city on Sunday, attracting more than 5,000 participants.

[VOVWORLD] - As Vietnam enters a new phase of development with the ambition of achieving double-digit economic growth, the need to refine its legal and institutional framework has become urgent. The National Assembly’s ongoing extraordinary session intends to address pressing issues and take a more proactive and innovative approach to lawmaking to ensure that legislation keeps pace with the nation’s rapid development.

[VOVWORLD] - The European Commission has fined Google more than 1 billion USD for breaching the Digital Markets Act. The fines highlight that technology is becoming a new arena of strategic competition between the United States and the European Union, whose relationship is showing signs of strain.

[VOVWORLD] - Ho Chi Minh City is working to improve access to its island communes and unlock their tourism potential. The city’s Department of Tourism, in coordination with relevant agencies, has recently conducted field surveys to assess the feasibility of launching a high-speed passenger boat service on the Can Gio-Thanh An route.

[VOVWORLD] - Sun Group has broken ground on the Sun Galaxy Complex, a major development designed to serve as the permanent venue for the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF). Spanning more than 21 hectares in Ngu Hanh Son ward, the project is designed to drive year-round entertainment and nighttime economy.

[VOVWORLD] - On July 24, the US imposed new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, citing concerns over forced labor. This has reignited global trade tensions at a time when the world economy is already facing challenges from geopolitical conflicts.

[VOVWORLD] - For the first time, a large-scale study of the Vietnamese genome led by Vietnamese scientists has been published in Nature Communications, one of the world's leading scientific journals, headquartered in Germany and the United Kingdom. The study marks a significant milestone in placing Vietnamese genetic data on the global genome map.