(VOVWORLD) - A pedestrian street has been inaugurated in the coastal town of Lang Co in Thua Thien-Hue province as part of activities marking 15 years since Lang Co Bay was recognized as one of the world’ most beautiful bays.

(VOVWORLD) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on Friday issued a decision to inspect the compliance with policies and laws in gold trading activities of credit institutions and gold trading enterprises.

(VOVWORLD) - The recovery of trade and foreign investment was the bright spot of Vietnam’s economy in the first months of this year, according to the “Vietnam Economic Outlook Report 2024” released by the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Armenia and Azerbaijan said Thursday that they had reached a deal on disputed sections of their shared border, a step toward normalizing ties between the historic rivals.

(VOVWORLD) - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday announced that Israel will abolish its free trade deal with Turkey and impose a 100-percent tariff on Turkish imports in retaliation for Ankara's decision to halt exports to Israel.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hue Monuments Conservation Center said on Friday that it has partnered with Phygital Labs to digitize 10 artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty and bring to life the first Metaverse virtual gallery integrated with the Apple Vision Pro.

(VOVWORLD) - A delegation from the European Union (EU), the Netherlands, and the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore held a working session on Thursday with leaders of Thai Nguyen province to explore potential investment opportunities there.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Switzerland should increase the exchange of delegations at all levels while accelerating the negotiation of bilateral agreements on extradition, Minister of Public Security General To Lam said at Thursday’s reception in Hanoi for Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Gass.

(VOVWORLD) - The Republican-led US House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect civilians during its conflict with Hamas.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea fired a number of short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after the US and South Korea conducted joint drills with stealth fighter jets simulating air combat.