(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam is one of the leading countries promoting, respecting and enforcing the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), contributing to international community’s efforts in the sustainable management and use of seas and oceans, said a Vietnamese diplomat.

(VOVWORLD) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced it will hold interest rates steady at their current range of 5.25% to 5.5%.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Lien Viet Post Joint Stock Commercial Bank (LPBank) on Wednesday signed a financing package of up to 80 million USD to expand access to financing for women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a thematic Government session on legislation in Hanoi on Thursday to discuss revisions to the Law on Chemicals, the Advertising Law, and the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations.

(VOVWORLD) - The Russian Ministry of Defense said Wednesday that the second stage of its exercise of non-strategic nuclear forces has begun.

(VOVWORLD) -Fan Zone, a venue for football fans, opened in Berlin on Wednesday for the European Football Championship –EURO 2024 hosted by Germany.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas had proposed numerous changes, some unworkable, to a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but that mediators were determined to close the gaps.

(VOVWORLD) - The General Department of Vietnam Customs said on Wednesday that it will continue with the Operation Mekong Dragon phase 6 (OMD 6), a program cracking down on drugs and wildlife trafficking in the Asia-Pacific.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission told automakers on Wednesday it would impose extra duties of up to 38.1% on imported Chinese electric cars from July.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2024 Hue International Arts Festival Week, which wrapped up on Wednesday evening, attracted 100,000 visitors.