(VOVWORLD) - Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms addictive.

(VOVWORLD) - A company in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on Wednesday exported the first batch of a drink made from fresh coconut nectar to the US.

(VOVWORLD) - Hundreds of police fanned out across the state of Maine hunting for a man wanted in connection with mass shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in the town of Lewiston, as news outlets reported a death toll ranging from 16 to 22, with dozens more wounded.

(VOVWORLD) - Fried spring rolls have secured the eighth position on the list of the world's top 10 shrimp-based dishes with rice, as voted by readers of the international cuisine magazine TasteAtlas.

(VOVWORLD) - Australian retailers are ramping up their tech security initiatives, including placing cameras at self-checkouts and body-worn cameras on staff, to combat a surge in stock theft and customer aggression aggravated by the cost of living crisis.

(VOVWORLD) - Israel bombarded Hamas targets as it prepared for a ground attack, with Russia warning the conflict could spread beyond the Middle East, and as world powers failed to secure plans to deliver critical humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.

(VOVWORLD) - Standard Chartered Bank maintained robust 2024 GDP growth forecast of 6.7% for Vietnam in its latest macro-economic updates about the Southeast Asian nation.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said Vietnam and the US should make their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership more effective and substantive, focusing on cooperation in trade, investment, science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, and high-quality human resources training.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked Marriott International Inc. ­- the US hotel operator, franchiser, and licenser - to expand its investment in Vietnam’s tourism and hotel and resort services with large-scale projects.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday in Washington, said White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday.