(VOVWORLD) - The flower and ornamental plant cultivation craft of Sa Dec ward in the southern province of Dong Thap has been officially recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, provincial authority said on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Electricity (EVN) announced that by the end of this year, electricity has reached all communes nationwide, with nearly 99 percent of households connected to the national power grid.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City plans to establish a free trade zone (FTZ) linked to Cai Mep Ha Port, optimizing unique local advantages while maintaining a unified management model, according to a new resolution.

(VOVWORLD) - Prof., Dr. Le Van Loi, President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, has underscored the need to innovate management thinking and refine policies suited to the new context so that digital transformation can truly become a driving force for development.

(VOVWORLD) -The Korean military said Monday it has conducted all joint field training drills with the US that the allies postponed after rescheduling them from August as part of the annual summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise.

(VOVWORLD) -France’s Brigitte Bardot, widely known by her nickname “BB”, a cinematic icon of the 1950s and 1960s, who gave up global fame to become an animal rights advocate, has died at the age of 91 at her home in southern France.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday emphasized that the diplomatic sector needs to leverage national soft power to spread the image of Vietnam as "independent, self-reliant, peaceful, friendly, cooperative, developing, prosperous, and happy" country commensurate its the stature in the new era.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need to integrate national defense and security into socio-economic development in the Mekong Delta, as he chaired a conference in Hanoi on Monday on ensuring security and public order to support socio-economic development in the Mekong Delta region.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam on Monday said the National Data Center must become a true "heart" of the data economy and data society; a "brain" that directly and effectively serves the leadership, guidance, and management of the Party and State, and activities of the entire society.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the fate of the disputed Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue.