(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese canoeist, Diep Thi Huong, won a gold medal in the women’s 500 meter category at the Asian Canoe Sprint Championships 2024, the Vietnam Canoeing, Rowing and Sailing Federation said on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is one of the leading countries in Asia in terms of investment for infrastructure development, allocating 5.7 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to infrastructure projects, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asia‑Pacific economy saw a surprising surge in growth on the upside in the second half of 2023, most notably in India, which recorded sizable positive growth surprises, according to Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

(VOVWORLD) - The US Department of Agriculture and the US Agency for International Development will distribute 1 billion USD worth of US commodities to countries with high hunger rates, the agencies said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - US broadcaster ABC News reported that Israel launched a missile attack against a site in Iran on Thursday, citing a senior US official.

(VOVWORLD) - European Union leaders said on Thursday, the last day of their extraordinary meeting, that they remain firmly committed to a lasting, sustainable peace between Israel and Palestine based on a two-state solution.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s ambition to become a high-income developed country by 2045 depends heavily on unleashing and facilitating creativity and innovation, UN Resident Coordinator Pauline Tamesis said at a ceremony in Hanoi on Friday in response to World Creativity and Innovation Day to be held on April 21.

(VOVWORLD) - The Security Council turned down Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto.

(VOVWORLD) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China and Indonesia want to maintain peace and stability in the region after he met with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Masudi, in Jakarta, on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -The value of Vietnam's national brand was worth more than 498 billion USD in 2023, an increase of 15.6% compared to 2022 and has continuously grown in double digits over the past five years, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.