(VOVWORLD) - Global oil prices surged past the 100 USD per barrel mark on Monday, amid growing investor concerns over disruptions to global energy supplies caused by the Middle East conflict.

(VOVWORLD) -The Finance Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations will meet on Monday to discuss a plan to use their shared oil reserves, coordinated by the International Energy Agency (IEA), in response to soaring oil prices due to escalating Middle East conflicts.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Vice Chairman Do Van Chien and four other candidates met with voters on Monday in Bac Giang ward, Bac Ninh province, to campaign for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly, term 2026-2031.

(VOVWORLD) -Localities nationwide are putting final touches on preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term on March 15.

(VOVWORLD) -The escalating fighting in the Middle East has caused grave concern in the international community and many countries have called for restraint to prevent further escalation in the region.

(VOVWORLD) -More than 5,000 people, mostly university students, took part in the 18th blood donation campaign called Red Sunday on March 8, in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) -Iran’s Assembly of Experts on Sunday officially announced the election of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the country's third supreme leader.

(VOVWORLD) -The 8th National Book Awards, which involved 46 out of 52 publishing houses nationwide with 397 book titles and sets, were announced at Sunday ceremony in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) -The 2026 Bauhinia Flower Festival opened on Sunday evening as part of the Culture and Tourism Week in Dien Bien province, a land that embodies the essence of the northwest mountains and forests and an immortal symbol of the revolutionary heroism.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session with the People’s Committee of Dien Bien province on Sunday to review the province’s socio-economic development, with particular focus on the implementation of Party General Secretary To Lam’s directive made during his working trip in late January.