(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has implemented 86.7% of third cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations, and 12.4% of the recommendations have been partially completed, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet said.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam targets GDP growth of 6-6.5% and per capita income of 4,700 USD next year, according to a new National Assembly resolution.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pay an official visit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and the EU are enjoying fruitful relations with significant achievements in all areas, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a reception in Hanoi on Friday for Ambassador Julien Guerrier, Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The “Great Solidarity of Ethnic Groups – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week 2023" opened in Hanoi on Thursday to promote the spirit of national solidarity, and honor, preserve, and promote the cultural heritage of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan praised the growth of Vietnam-Norway relations in all fields at her meeting on Thursday with Crown Prince of Norway Haakon Magnus in Oslo. This meeting took place as part of her ongoing visit to the Nordic country.

(VOVWORLD) - A temporary ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces took hold in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the first respite in 48 days of conflict that has devastated the Palestinian enclave. But both sides warned that their clashes are far from over.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam supports initiatives conducive to regional and global peace and stability; the promotion of the settlement of conflicts and disputes by peaceful means, without the use of force or the threat of force; and the observance of international law and the United Nations Charter.

(VOVWORLD) - Irish police on Friday said they had made 34 arrests for rioting in Dublin overnight, adding that more protests could follow after the stabbing of five people, including three children, triggered rarely-seen violence in the capital.

(VOVWORLD) - The US, Russia, and China stand first among the top 10 militaries in the world, according to Global Firepower's 2023 military power rankings.