(VOVWORLD) -Hundreds of thousands of spectators were treated to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Friday evening, which broke out of the stadium to take over the heart of the city for the first time in history.

(VOVWORLD) -Condolences have poured in from world leaders, international organisations, rulling parties, Communist parties and partner parties following the death of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

(VOVWORLD) -Respect-paying ceremonies for General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong was held on Friday at Vietnamese embassies and diplomatic representative offices in many countries around the world.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on Friday for Jakkapong Sangmanee, the Special Envoy of Thai Prime Minister, who was in Vietnam to attend the funeral for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

(VOVWORLD) - The State Funeral Board and the family of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivered a thank-you message following the burial service for the Party leader on Friday afternoon.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Government supports and strives to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreement for Sport and Sustainable Development that aligns with its capacity, resources, legal framework, and development goals, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in a video message to a pre-Olympic summit in France on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of National Defense on Friday handed over the State President’s decisions to deploy two officers to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Abyei (UNISFA).

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said Vietnam will continue the foreign policy of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, which consistently values and develops friendship and cooperation with traditional friends like Belarus.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday hosted a reception for Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof, who is in Vietnam to pay his last respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

(VOVWORLD) - Several mountainous northwestern provinces are working to repair the severe damage caused by recent floods.