(VOVWORLD) - The powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year's Day killed at least four people, local police and authorities reported on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Airlines welcomed the first domestic and international passengers in 2014 with special welcome ceremonies yesterday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Vo Van Thuong urged Hau Giang province to strongly transform its economic structure together with innovating the growth model and continue to improve the business investment environment.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Tra Linh international border gate in Cao Bang on Monday and suggested building a border economic zone in the northern mountain province.

(VOVWORLD) - Hue Festival 2024 will run throughout the year with outstanding events, including the Spring Festival, the Summer Festival, the Autumn Festival, and the Winter Festival, along with hundreds of other related activities, local authorities announced on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, will abdicate on Jan. 14 after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik, she announced on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Vo Van Thuong on Monday attended an event to sum up the implementation of a campaign to build 1,200 houses for poor households in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.

(VOVWORLD) - US helicopters repelled an attack by Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants.

(VOVWORLD) - President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday that 2024 will be the year of French pride and hope, marked by the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games and the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral after a devastating fire in 2019.

(VOVWORLD) - President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that China will consolidate and enhance the positive trend of its economic recovery in 2024, and sustain long-term economic development with deeper reforms.