[VOVWORLD] - A 11.6-meter-tall T-rex skeleton nicknamed "Gus" sold for 50.1 million USD at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday, far exceeding pre-sale estimates and making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction.

[VOVWORLD] - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Executive Council in a directive on Wednesday requested its affiliates to strike three rounds of ceremonial bells and beat Bat Nha drums at 5:00 AM on July 27 in remembrance of Vietnam's fallen heroes and to mark the 79th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day.

[VOVWORLD] - Hanoi's Police Department on Wednesday began running 36 LED screens at key traffic junctions across the city to update drivers on risks of slow traffic, congestions, and flooding.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on Wednesday attended the 2026 All People's Day for National Security Protection together with a large number of local ethnic people in Loong Luong village, Van Ho commune, Son La province.

[VOVWORLD] - The Iranian military confirmed on Wednesday that seven of its troops were killed in overnight US Air Force strikes on a military base in the Bampur region, in the south of the country.

[VOVWORLD] - The Embassy of India in Vietnam has expressed its gratitude to the Vietnamese authorities and people for their support and compassion following the capsizing of a passenger speedboat off Phu Quoc Island, which claimed the lives of 15 Indian tourists.

[VOVWORLD] - Wednesday's gathering celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Independence of the United States (July 4) highlighted the solidarity and friendship between the people of Ho Chi Minh City and the US.

[VOVWORLD] - Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated as US President Donald Trump renewed threat to strike Iran. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps insists that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Washington halts its military operations.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on Wednesday urged Lang Son province to work on the growth scenario for the last six months of this year and to make strenuous efforts to achieve the 10% growth target this year.

[VOVWORLD] - The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Wednesday gave opinions on the draft Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Publishing Law.