(VOVWORLD) - Armenia and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement to take confidence-building steps by releasing prisoners of war following their first direct negotiations with no mediators involved, according to a joint statement released on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Thursday officially launched a direct air route between Ho Chi Minh City and Perth, Australia.

(VOVWORLD) - Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Koran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.

(VOVWORLD) - After 24 straight hours of negotiations, European Union representatives remain divided over a plan to adopt what would become the most comprehensive regulation of artificial intelligence in the western world.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign Minister Minister Bui Thanh Son told the 8th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bejiing on Thursday that Vietnam treasures and continues to contribute to cooperation among the six member countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is the most attractive destination for US investors in the semiconductor industry and could play the role of a strategic partner in supplying workforce, said President of the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) John Neuffer.

(VOVWORLD) - The US and Israel have discussed the timeline for military operations in Gaza and long-term solutions to the conflict in Gaza that goes beyond military actions, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has outlined specific, consistent orientations, goals, and actions to set a firm foundations for the semiconductor industry, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a roundtable discussion in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked all stakeholders in the Government, ministries and sectors, banks, businesses and people to join hands together and show the highest sense of responsibility in promoting national economic growth.

(VOVWORLD) - Top EU officials met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday for their first in‑person summit in four years in an effort to narrow the gap on a wide range of issues from trade imbalances to the conflict in Ukraine.