(VOVWORLD) - International aid is coming to Afghanistan to help the country overcome the aftermath of a disastrous earthquake last Saturday which killed more than 2,500 people.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue urged more efforts to develop Soc Trang province into a pivotal hub for agriculture, industry, services, logistics, and energy projects in the Mekong Delta, and to serve as a main gateway of the region to the East Sea through a connected transportation infrastructure system.

(VOVWORLD) - EuroCham Vietnam's quarterly Business Confidence Index (BCI) has nudged up to 45.1 in the third quarter of 2023, from 43.5 in the previous quarter. While still below the 50-point threshold for four straight quarters, this small rise indicates emerging positive momentum.

(VOVWORLD) - American economic historian Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel economics prize for her work examining wage inequality between men and women, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - A free English course opened in HCM city on Sunday as a project jointly run by Saigon University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, in collaboration with the Women's Union of Binh Tan district.

(VOVWORLD) - Dengue fever will become a major threat in the southern United States, southern Europe and new parts of Africa this decade, the WHO’s chief scientist said, as warmer temperatures create the conditions for the mosquitoes carrying the infection to spread.

(VOVWORLD) - The United States will send multiple military ships and aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, with Washington believing Hamas' deadly attacks may have been motivated to disrupt a potential normalizing of Israel-Saudi Arabia ties.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 2,400 people were killed by earthquakes in Afghanistan, the Taliban said Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone country in years.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday attended a conference to honor Hanoi’s outstanding citzens in 2023 and launch an emulation movement to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day.

(VOVWORLD) - Israel pounded the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday, killing hundreds of people in retaliation for one of the bloodiest attacks in its history when Islamist group Hamas killed 700 Israelis and abducted dozens more.