(VOVWORLD) - 2022 is being observed as the Year of Vietnam-Laos Friendship Solidarity, with the two countries celebrating the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and the 45th year of their Amity and Cooperation Treaty. These are important historical events which vividly reflect the special Vietnam-Laos friendship.

(VOVWORLD) - Ministries, sectors and localities are organizing activities to pay gratitude to war martyrs and national contributors on the occasion of the 75th War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day, July 27.

(VOVWORLD) -The G20 financial leaders began their meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali on Friday to discuss pressing global issues. Although the conflict in Ukraine is casting a shadow on global stability, Indonesia urges attendees not to let conflict derail their reaching an agreement on such urgent issues as global food security and soaring inflation.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has implemented several measures and made numerous efforts to upgrade its stock market. By 2025, Vietnam intends to upgrade its stock market from a frontier to an emerging market.

(VOVWORLD) - At the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Vietnam delivered a meaningful message about ensuring equality and rights for all. Vietnam made important contributions to the Council’s meeting in Geneva from June 13 to July 8.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's GDP grew 7.72% in the second quarter of this year, the fastest growth since 2021, according to the General Statistics Office. Vietnam’s GDP grew 6.42% in the first half of the year, surpassing the government’s growth target of 5.1%-5.7%. This achievement is a mark of the government’s effective management in the first 6 months of the year.

(VOVWORLD) - Climate change is a serious threat to humans ecosystems. Vietnam, one of the countries most affected by climate change, has been hailed by the UN for its effort to respond to climate change.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is an attractive investment destination following the COVID-19 pandemic. The international community has hailed Vietnam’s effective pandemic prevention and control and ability to avoid the global economic recession. The Vietnamese government and localities have stepped up efforts to improve Vietnam’s investment and trade environment to lure foreign businesses.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh will visit China and co-chair the 14th meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation in Nanning, China, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The visit, at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister and Chairman of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation Wang Yi, will strengthen political trust to deepen the Vietnam-China relationship.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese people and people worldwide were shocked and stunned at the sudden death of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo last Friday. The late Prime Minister, an internationally influential politician, had special sentiment for Vietnam and Vietnamese people and contributed greatly to the development of Vietnam-Japan ties.