(VOVWORLD) - The 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Monday and more than 200 subsequent aftershocks caused major damage to urban structures in Ishikawa Prefecture and many surrounding areas in Central Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - The inauguration ceremony of the President of the European Council of Belgium took place on Friday in Brussels.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Friday, ahead of a week-long tour of the Middle East.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a welcome ceremony on Saturday morning for his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, who is in Vietnam for an official visit and the 46th meeting of the two countries’ Inter-Governmental Committee.

(VOVWORLD) - The corporate bond market will continue to grow sustainably, said Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi at the regular Government press conference on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - January 6 marks the 78th anniversary of the first General Election of Vietnam. The General Election marked a milestone in the process of building democratic institutions, affirming Vietnamese people’s legal right to mastery.

(VOVWORLD) - Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on Friday, beginning an official visit to Vietnam from January 5-9 at the invitation of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

(VOVWORLD) -Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on Saturday, beginning a two-day official visit Vietnam and co-chairing the 46th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN projected that global economic growth would slow to 2.4% this year from an estimated 2.7% in 2023.

(VOVWORLD) - Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has hailed the upcoming Vietnam visit by Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on Saturday and Sunday, saying that the trip takes place following the Lao leader’s assumption of office, underscoring the utmost respect that the Lao Party, State, and Prime Minister hold for Vietnam.