[VOVWORLD] - Morocco’s national team players have sent a message of encouragement to children at the Princess Lalla Asmaa Foundation for Deaf Children, urging them to pursue their dreams with courage and perseverance while continuing their academic journeys.

[VOVWORLD] - The Vietnamese rescue team in Venezuela on Wednesday identified 16 locations where victims were trapped and actively carried out their mission at 9 sites, successfully recovering the victims' bodies, bringing the total number of victims found to 23. The team handed over the remaining 7 locations to local authorities and on-site forces.

[VOVWORLD] - The Vietnam–Laos Border Defense Friendship Exchange will take place on July 9-10 at Thanh Thuy Border Gate in Nghe An province, Vietnam, and Namon Border Gate in Bolikhamsai province, Laos. The event is an annual defense diplomacy activity between the two countries' Ministries of National Defense under the 2025–2029 Defense Cooperation Protocol and the 2026 Cooperation Plan.

[VOVWORLD] - Fifty years ago, on July 2, 1976, the 6th National Assembly adopted a resolution naming the country the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and designating the red flag with a yellow star as the national flag, the national emblem bearing the country's new name, "Tien Quan Ca" (The Marching Song) as the national anthem, and Hanoi as the capital of Vietnam.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired the Political-Military Conference in Hanoi on Thursday, reviewing the performance of the armed forces in the first half of 2026.

[VOVWORLD] - The Public Security Force must strengthen its strategic forecasting capacity to avoid being caught off guard under any circumstances by maintaining a firm grasp of developments early, from afar and at the grassroots level, said Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.

[VOVWORLD] - A controversy between the US and Iran regarding the 2026 World Cup escalated when US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin publicly celebrated Iran's elimination from the tournament by saying he "might've sung a song or two, or maybe even danced a happy dance" and was glad they were leaving.

[VOVWORLD] - Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez has declared 7 days of national mourning, starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, for the victims of the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24.

[VOVWORLD] - Iran's acting Defense Minister Majid Ibn al-Reza said Thursday that Iran's ballistic missiles and drone capabilities are a “red line” of national security and will not be part of negotiations with the United States.

[VOVWORLD] - The World Bank (WB) on Wednesday elevated Vietnam to an upper-middle-income status, after the country's gross national income (GNI) per capita climbed from 4,490 USD in 2024 to 4,970 USD in 2025.