(VOVWORLD) - World Trade Organization chief, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said this week she was “less optimistic” than her earlier assessment about world trade in 2024, citing tensions in the Red Sea and other regions as the reason.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week’s joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, state media KCNA said on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the Vietnamese community in Hungary on Friday, as part of his official visit to the European country.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024 and the 94th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3).

(VOVWORLD) - Yemen's Houthis have said they did not intend to expand their attacks on shipping in and around the Red Sea further, beyond their stated aims of blockading Israel and retaliating against the US and the UK for air strikes.

(VOVWORLD) - US Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Vietnam, the Philippines, and the Republic of Korea from January 22 to February 1.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Hungarian firms to explore opportunities for expanding investment cooperation in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - President Vo Van Thuong on Friday visited and presented gifts including charity houses to national devotees, policy beneficiaries, poor households, and laborers in Tra On District in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2024.

(VOVWORLD) - The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Hungary on Thursday agreed to continue to increase contacts and delegation exchanges at all levels.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi moved up 16 places to 144th in a global ranking of the world's most liveable cities, according to global mobility specialist ECA International’s annual location rating report.