[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra on Thursday emphasized the need to identify child protection as a priority task in Vietnam's human development strategy, calling all localities to include goals for children in their annual socio-economic development plans.

[VOVWORLD] - Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Thursday that at least 164 people were killed and more than 970 injured after the powerful earthquake that struck Venezuela on Wednesday. Numerous buildings near the capital were destroyed by the disaster.

[VOVWORLD] - All Vietnamese citizens currently living, studying and working in Venezuela remain safe in the earthquakes in  the resident country, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on Thursday called for ensuring robust cybersecurity, information security and the protection of national data.

[VOVWORLD] - The Festival for Peace 2026, themed “From Memory to the Future – Quang Tri for Peace,” will open Saturday at the Hien Luong–Ben Hai Banks Special National Relic Site in Quang Tri province.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has reiterated Vietnam’s consistent stance in supporting the just struggle of the Palestinian people and shared with the hardships and losses they have endured during nearly three years of conflict in the Gaza Strip.

[VOVWORLD] - The National Steering Committee for the Search, Recovery, and Identification of Martyrs’ Remains (Steering Committee 515) met on Thursday to review it activities over the past 6 months and specify tasks in the second half of the year.

[VOVWORLD] - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched “Freedom 250,” a 16-day nationwide celebration marking the 250th anniversary of American independence (1776–2026), with a speech at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

[VOVWORLD] - Bhutan on Thursday held its first-ever Investment Promotion Program in Vietnam, introducing the Himalayan kingdom as an emerging destination for foreign investment and seeking stronger business ties with Vietnamese enterprises.

[VOVWORLD] - FIFA said in April that more than 5 million tickets had already been sold for World Cup 2026, affirming the tournament's enormous appeal.