(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam-Japan relationship has grown steadily, with the two countries becoming comprehensive strategic partners. Among the key areas of cooperation, tourism stands out as a bridge between the two peoples. A tourism familiarization trip – a famtrip – was recently organized to allow Vietnamese travel businesses, media outlets, and communication agencies to explore the Japanese market and identify ways to make Japan more accessible and appealing to Vietnamese travelers.

(VOVWORLD) - Last week, EU leaders attended summits with Japan and China to boost economic, trade, and security ties amid increasingly strained relations with the United States.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies is drafting a ban of gasoline-powered two-wheelers used for transport services. First it proposes phasing out gasoline vehicles used by delivery drivers and ride-hailing services, replacing them with electric motorcycles. A range of support measures will accompany the transition.

(VOVWORLD) - After making landfall in Vietnam, typhoon Wipha weakened into a tropical depression and gradually dissipated. Although the storm's duration was short, from Monday night to Tuesday, it caused damage in many localities. Provinces and cities are taking urgent recovery measures.

(VOVWORLD) - Multilateralism remains a foundation for ensuring peace, security, and development for the majority of countries worldwide. However, the United Nations is warning that multilateralism is facing its most serious challenges in decades.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man is on official visits to Senegal and Morocco and will attend the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Switzerland, and conduct bilateral activities there. His trip aims to strengthen relations with African countries, contribute to the IPU’s activities, and affirm the role of the Vietnamese National Assembly in global issues.

(VOVWORLD) - The 35th Hong Kong Book Fair, themed “Food Cultures and Future Living” is taking place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in China.

(VOVWORLD) -In response to Wipha, a powerful, fast-moving storm, Vietnam’s coastal localities, from Quang Ninh to Nghe An, have activated preparedness plans ahead of its expected landfall on Tuesday morning.

(VOVWORLD) -The just-concluded 12th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee was an important step forward in preparation for the 14th National Party Congress scheduled for early next year. Its outcomes demonstrated the Party’s innovative thinking, aggressive action, solidarity, democracy, discipline, creativity, and development.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump has sent letters informing countries of new tariffs. It has put significant pressure on the US’s trade partners to negotiate to avoid higher import duties set to take effect on August 1.