(VOVWORLD) - Over the past 8 years, more than 500 officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army have participated in the UN peacekeeping mission. Most recently, another officer was assigned to the UNISFA Mission in the Abyei region, who will, together with other officers and soldiers, spread the image of a peace-loving Vietnam and its readiness to contribute to global peace, security, and development.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will pay an official visit to Iran from Tuesday to Thursday at the invitation of the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. The visit, which takes place amid the celebration of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, will mark a milestone toward a deeper and more comprehensive relation.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue begins an official visit to Indonesia on Friday and will attend the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) at the invitation of Speaker of the People's Representative Council of Indonesia and AIPA Chair Puan Maharani. The visit affirms Vietnam’s contributions to AIPA and generates momentum for the Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hai Phong Economic Zone has 350 enterprises, more than 90% of which have established trade unions. Trade unions, especially in FDI enterprises, have helped to ensure the rights of employees and served as a reliable support for workers and businesses.

(VOVWORLD) - International integration is one of the three pillars that Vietnam has chosen for national renewal. The country has made great achievements in 10 years of implementing Politburo Resolution 22 on international integration. In the future Vietnam will focus on improving the quality of international integration to gain an optimal position in the new international arena and make full use of resources for national development.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Iran established diplomatic ties on August 4, 1973. Since then, what have the two countries achieved and what remains to be done, Iran’s Ambassador to Vietnam Ali Akbar Nazari spoke with VOV on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam welcomed more than 1 million foreign tourists in July, up 6.5% against June. It was the first month Vietnam has received more than 1 million foreign tourists since the beginning of this year. Foreign media and tourism magazines anticipate that Vietnam will become a new tourism hotspot because of its incentive strategies to attract tourists and focus on promoting national cultural values.

(VOVWORLD) - The Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress identifies three strategic breakthroughs for national development. One of them is developing infrastructure for information and telecommunications to create a foundation for national digital transformation, heading to a digital economy and digital society. To realize the Resolution, the Prime Minister approved Project 06, a database project on population, personal identification, and electronic authentication to serve national digital transformation from 2022 to 2025, with a vision to 2030.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam sees many opportunities to become an important link in the global supply chain, despite economic difficulties in the domestic and international markets. Countries’ shifting of production and diversifying supply chains have helped Vietnam become a favorite destination for foreign investors.

(VOVWORLD) - The political situation in Niger is drawing international attention after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by the army and a military junta, set up by the coup, arrested several members of the Constitutional government. The move signals an escalation of the political crisis in Niger, one of the world's poorest countries. At the same time, it could complicate Western efforts to help countries in the Sahel region fight jihadist insurgency.