[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam considers Australia a reliable friend and a comprehensive strategic partner with great potential and rising role in the region, which shares many strategic interests with Vietnam, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung told Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird.

[VOVWORLD] - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man underlined the need to deliver on the Hanoi master plan with a 100-year vision as he delivered remarks at a conference to announce the plan on Monday.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, who is also Secretary of the Central Military Commission, presented the First Class Fatherland Protection Order to the artillery-missile force at a ceremony in Hanoi on Monday.

[VOVWORLD] - The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that over 1,300 deaths in Europe since June 21 are linked to the heatwave currently scorching the continent.

[VOVWORLD] - The Social Business Creation on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of Vietnamese Family Day (June 28) in Ba Vi Commune, Hanoi.

[VOVWORLD] - 13 Asian films and 11 Vietnamese films will be competing at the 4th Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF IV), which opened on Sunday evening in Da Nang City.

[VOVWORLD] - The Hanoi master plan with a 100-year vision takes the Red River as the main ecological and cultural landscape axis, forming nine development poles, nine major centers, and nine driving axes, authorities announced the plan on Monday.

[VOVWORLD] - The Ministry of National Defence will deploy an 82-member military disaster relief team to Venezuela to support search-and-rescue and recovery efforts following the devastating earthquakes that struck the South American nation on Wednesday.

[VOVWORLD] - Cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam in the Halal industry topped the agenda of a seminar in Singapore on Saturday, which brought together government officials, halal certification bodies, financial institutions, and businesses from across the region.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam is emerging as one of the biggest beneficiaries of global supply chain diversification as international companies seek to reduce risks from trade disruptions and geopolitical tensions, French business executive Mickael Driol said in an interview with French television channel BFM Business.