(VOVWORLD) -The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday launched its annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament, and international security.

(VOVWORLD) -Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang on Monday witnessed the signing of a range of bilateral arrangements that will renew dialogue and strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

(VOVWORLD) -The United States Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), as a reputable and influential organization in the US, will act as a key bridge to boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation between the US and Vietnam, especially investment by the US’s leading IT firms doing business in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -The relationship between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the European Parliament (EP) is developing well and positively, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said at a reception for the EU Ambassador as well as Ambassadors and Charge d'Affaires of EU member countries in Hanoi on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam always considers Russia a reliable partner and a top priority in its foreign policy, President To Lam told Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) welcomed Israel's decision on Sunday to suspend daily fighting in the southern Gaza Strip to facilitate the delivery of aid.

(VOVWORLD) - 200 delegates from 47 ethnic groups living in border and island areas were honored at a program in Hanoi on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations talks on Afghanistan later this month in the Qatari capital Doha, a spokesperson for the Taliban said Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly deputies on Monday approved the need to invest in the expressway section between Gia Nghia (Dak Nong province) and Chon Thanh (Binh Phuoc province), to open up new development space for Vietnam's central highlands and southeast regions.

(VOVWORLD) - Switzerland, the host country of the Ukraine Peace Summit which concluded on Sunday, reported that 90 countries participated but Saudi Arabia, India, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico, and the UAE did not sign the final joint statement.