(VOVWORLD) - The Wild Sunflower - Chu Dang Ya Volcano Week 2023 opened on Friday in Gia Lai province, featuring ethnic cultural activities, with a never-before-seen performance for tourists and locals called “Lively rhythm of pounding rice”

(VOVWORLD) - Saudi Arabia will host an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh on Saturday, the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement late on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - A child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the Gaza Strip, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the United Nations Security Council on Friday, warning: "Nowhere and no one is safe."

(VOVWORLD) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that she agreed with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to intensify communication on economic issues.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday made a fact-finding tour of Nghi Son economic zone in the northcentral province of Thanh Hoa.

(VOVWORLD) - President Vo Van Thuong underlined Vietnam's great national unity spirit, calling it a fine tradition of the nation, which helped the Vietnamese people accomplish the mission of national liberation and reunification under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Craft villages in Vietnam are facing big challenges including an inability to apply scientific and technical advancements. Several sophisticated traditional techniques are at risk of being lost, there is a lack of qualified young workers, and a connection among craft villages and market knowledge is needed.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai hosted a reception on Friday for Charles R. Kaye, CEO of Warburg Pincus, one of the United State’s leading investment funds.

(VOVWORLD) - Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings on Thursday forecast Vietnam’s GDP growth to accelerate to 6.3% in 2024 and 7% in 2025, citing the contributions of domestic fiscal and monetary policies in supporting the economy.

(VOVWORLD) - The ongoing conflict with the Hamas militant group has cost the Israeli economy an estimated 600 million USD per week, equivalent to about 6% of GDP, as reported by the Bank of Israel on Thursday.