[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed an action plan to address recommendations made by the European Commission following its fifth inspection of Vietnam’s efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

[VOVWORLD] - The Steering Committee on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Ho Chi Minh City met on Wednesday to review the 6-month performance and work out directions and tasks for the last half of 2026.

[VOVWORLD] - After more than a year of implementing the two-tier local government model in Hanoi, digital transformation has proven to be the key to its effective operation. An increasing number of administrative procedures are now handled online, improving administrative efficiency and the quality of public services for both residents and businesses. Digital transformation has helped build a modern, transparent and professional public administration, laying the foundation for the smooth operati

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[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam and Russia are deepening cooperation in high technology, innovation, and research commercialization. As part of the 2026 Cross-Year of Scientific and Educational Cooperation, Vietnam’s National Innovation Center and Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation signed a strategic agreement at the Startup Village 2026 Forum to promote long-term collaboration. NIC Deputy Director DoTien Thinh discusses what the partnership means for startups, researchers, and businesses in both countries.

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[VOVWORLD] - Highlights: - Under-16 clampdown: Vietnam moves to keep children off social media, joining a global wave - Back-to-school sticker shock: tuition is free now, so why do parents still dread the bill? - The ghost of live music: do young people still go out to a "phong tra", or has the algorithm won?

Highlights: - Historic Heatwave and AC Crisis in Europe: It’s “not that simple!”. - How to keep your house cool before the AC comes to the rescue? Lessons from Vietnam - Nature's Cooling Hacks: How Animals Stay Cool

[VOVWORLD] - Community libraries established in villages across Thai Nguyen province are places where children can discover new worlds through books. Though modest in size, these reading rooms are becoming familiar gathering spaces that nurture a love of reading and broaden the knowledge of children who live in remote communities.

[VOVWORLD] - For hundreds of years, the Sino-Nom inscriptions etched into the cliffs of Non Nuoc mountain in Ninh Binh province have endured, preserving the legacies of kings, scholars, and other renowned figures in Vietnam. Known as ma nhai, together they form a historical record of the country’s feudal past that documents the evolution of ancient scripts and the Vietnamese language.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam’s ambitious double-digit growth target hinges on multiple drivers, including higher labor productivity and stronger domestic enterprises. To make that goal a reality, breakthrough micro-economic reforms are urgently needed.

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[VOVWORLD] - Against a challenging economic backdrop, Vietnamese micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), particularly women-led businesses, continue to face limited access to capital and management expertise. The third cohort of the Standard Chartered Foundation-funded Co4Growth accelerator program from January to June this year has addressed these challenges by equipping startups with practical tools to strengthen governance and improve investment readiness.

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[VOVWORLD] - For the Ba Na ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands, humans, rice, forests, mountains, water sources and the deities are all closely connected. After each farming season, they hold the harvest worship ritual to pray for favourable weather, abundant crops, and peace for the village. In this week's Colorful Vietnam-Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, we invite you to visit the Ba Na community in Xí Thoại village, Dak Lak province, to learn about this meaningful ritual.

[VOVWORLD] - Ginger cake of the Cham ethnic minority is crispy and sweet, with the light aroma of fresh ginger. The cakes preserve the cultural identity of the Cham people and symbolize faithfulness, and community solidarity.

[VOVWORLD] - Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin—ranging in age from 15 to 36—live with permanent cognitive and physical disabilities. The lasting impacts of the war include intellectual disabilities, visual impairment, and severe speech delays. Staff at Facility 1 of the Da Nang City Center for the Protection of Agent Orange Victims and Disadvantaged Children provide daily care, education, and support to help ease those wounds.

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[VOVWORLD] - More than five decades after the war, thousands of graves in martyrs’ cemeteries in Dak Lak province remain marked only as “Unknown Martyr”. Local authorities are intensifying efforts to collect DNA samples and digitize burial records under the ongoing 500-day campaign to identify fallen soldiers in order to help restore the identities of those who laid down their lives for the nation.

[VOVWORLD] - For many Mexicans living abroad, finding a meal that truly tastes like home can be surprisingly difficult. Overseas, traditional recipes are often adapted to local tastes, creating versions that may be popular but feel unfamiliar to those who grew up with them. In Vietnam, however, a growing number of restaurants are working to change that, guided by a certification known as Sello M, a mark of authentic Mexican cuisine.

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[VOVWORLD] - Spain’s musical tradition sits at the intersection of earthy folk music and the sophisticated structure of Western classical music. To celebrate the 150th birthday of legendary Spanish composer and pianist Manuel de Falla, Spanish cellist Lorenzo Meseguer last week performed in Hanoi, featuring works by Falla and some other composers. He will now talk with us about “the Spanish sound”.

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[VOVWORLD] - Some voices echo long after they are gone, preserved in the art and words they leave behind. Such is the enduring legacy of late Azerbaijani filmmaker, actor, and writer Ajdar Ibrahimov (1919–1993). Sent to Vietnam between 1959 and 1962 to teach at the country's very first film school, Ibrahimov played an important role in laying the foundation for Vietnam’s revolutionary cinema. But his time there ignited more than just his passion for film.

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[VOVWORLD] - A recent showcase titled “Vui hoi Bai Choi” in Da Nang city created a massive buzz among the youth community. Far from a conventional village performance, this creative, multi-sensory art experience was the brainchild of “Choi Oi”, a graduation project by multimedia communication students from FPT University Da Nang. The event proved that Bai Choi, an UNESCO-inscribed Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, retains its vitality when given a “nudge” to connect it with young people.

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[VOVWORLD] - The Vietnam national football team, the defending champions, secured a 2-0 victory over hosts Malaysia in the first leg of the 2026 ASEAN Cup semifinals on Sunday evening in Kuala Lumpur Stadium, gaining an advantage in Wednesday's return encounter in Hanoi.

[VOVWORLD] - The Vietnam national football team secured the top spot in Group A and a place in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup 2026 after a 3-1 victory over Cambodia at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi.