[VOVWORLD] - The implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in recent years has significantly helped to elevate bilateral trade ties to a new level, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Hong Dien said while receiving a delegation from the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) led by its Chairman Bruno Jaspaert in Hanoi on Friday.

The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high". [VOVWORLD] -

[VOVWORLD] - The United States has seen some progress towards a deal ​with Iran but more work is required, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, while Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said the two sides' differences were deep ‌and significant.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam ranked among Singapore’s top three international visitor source markets in the first quarter of 2026, according to Traveloka, a leading integrated travel technology platform in Southeast Asia.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam will pay an official visit to Thailand from next Wednesday to Friday at the invitation of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. 

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam highly values and is ready to create favorable conditions for US technology corporations to invest in the country on the basis of harmonious interests, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam said at a reception in Hanoi on Friday for David Zapolsky, Senior Vice President and Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer at Amazon.

[VOVWORLD] - Palestinian Ambassador Saadi Salama, on behalf of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has presented the State of Palestine’s Star of Merit Order to former Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh, recognizing her outstanding contributions to Vietnam’s revolutionary diplomacy and her longstanding support for the Palestinian people.

[VOVWORLD] - May 22 marks the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s Traditional Day for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep stressed the importance of community participation in disaster preparedness and response.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam has urgently rolled out monitoring and prevention measures to proactively respond to the risk of Ebola entering the country, the Ministry of Health said at an online meeting on Friday.

[VOVWORLD] - Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said on Friday that Vietnam is deeply concerned about legal action taken by the US Department of Justice in issuing criminal charges against former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and former President of the Council of Ministers, Raúl Castro.