(VOVWORLD) -Users can now share their condolences, gratitude, and memories of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on mobile app VneID by using its “electronic mourning book” feature, said the Ministry of Public Security on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Hungary will block European Union refunds for member states that gave munitions to Ukraine until Kyiv allows the transit of oil from Russia's Lukoil and opens new access through a pipeline over its territory, the Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjártó said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Durian export turnover reached 1.32 billion USD in the first half of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 45%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - At least 22 people were killed as a small plane caught fire after sliding off the runway while taking off from Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Wednesday morning.

(VOVWORLD) -President To Lam on Wednesday visited and presented gifts to war invalids at the Thuan Thanh War Invalids Nursing Center in Bac Ninh province, ahead of the 77th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, July 27.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh thanked the Party, State, Government and people of Cuba for the sincere gestures of condolence and encouragement, and the brotherly friendship between the two countries at Wednesday reception for President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández, who is in Hanoi for the national funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

(VOVWORLD) - Senior leaders of the ASEAN on Wednesday issued a joint statement of condolences on the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.

(VOVWORLD) - HSBC has raised its forecast for Vietnam's GDP growth this year to 6.5%, as compared with the previous projection of 6%, following the country's better-than-expected performance in the first half.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a special government meeting on Wednesday to discuss the revised Law on Electricity, the draft Law on Employment, proposals for a Law on the State of Emergency and the revised Law on Science and Technology, and an investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway project.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam-Republic of Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will pave the way for ASEAN to upgrade its partnership with Korea this year, according to Korean Ambassador to ASEAN Lee Jang-keun ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting taking place this week in Laos.