(VOVWORLD) - Japan’s media agencies have over the past two days highlighted Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong’s ongoing official visit to Japan and the elevation of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi welcomed 22.6 million tourists in the past 11 months of 2023, an increase of 32.4% year on year, the Hanoi Department of Tourism reported.

(VOVWORLD) - 19 outstanding women and seven outstanding organizations have been honored with the Women Awards 2022 and 2023 at a ceremony in Hanoi on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly adopted the revised Law on Real Estate Business on Tuesday supported by 465 of the 469 deputies present.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has departed for Europe to attend the two-day NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - After extensive mediation efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and the US, the Israeli government and Hamas agreed Monday to prolong the ceasefire in the Gaza strip for an additional two days until Thursday to fulfill a set of conditions for exchanging hostages and prisoners.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Council on Monday announced that it has approved a free trade agreement between the EU and New Zealand which will come into force once Wellington ratifies it, "probably in early 2024".

(VOVWORLD) - The embassies of Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico will once again come together to celebrate the fourth Pacific Alliance Film Festival, scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The annual Korean Gastronomy Week 2023 will get underway at InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72 in Hanoi from Thursday, featuring a variety of culinary and cultural exchange activities.

(VOVWORLD) - A documentary called ‘The Tao of Coffee’ about Vietnam’s aspiration and efforts to introduce its coffee culture to the world was screened on Discovery Channel in Australia and New Zealand last Friday.