(VOVWORLD) - Ship CSB 8004, with a working delegation of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) on board, docked at Shinko port in Kobe city of Japan on Monday, marking the start of a visit and exchange program with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG).

(VOVWORLD) - The qualifying rounds of two international billiards competitions, the Peri ̣̣9-ball Open Championship and the Hanoi Open Championship, opened in Hanoi on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the foreign ministers’ first joint meeting outside EU borders sent a signal that EU support is “unwavering” and underscored the EU’s commitment to Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - Winners of the Vietnam Digital Awards 2023 (VDA 2023) will be honoured at a ceremony slated on Saturday as part of activities in response to National Digital Transformation Day (October 10).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam supports and creates the best possible conditions for foreign businesses, including those from Germany, to operate efficiently in the country, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Stephan Weil, Minister President of Germany’s Lower Saxony state.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank (WB) has forecast Vietnam’s growth rate to reach 4.7% this year. According to a World Bank economic update released on Monday, Vietnam’s poverty rate is expected to decline to 3% from 3.2% last year.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism intends to raise its target to welcome 13 million foreign tourists from 8 million this year, according to a proposal by the Ministry to the Government.

(VOVWORLD) - Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and US colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before making mRNA molecule discoveries together that paved the way for COVID-19 vaccines, won the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - EU foreign ministers held their first ever meeting outside the bloc in Ukraine on Monday, a show of support for the country after the US Congress omitted funding for Kyiv from a spending bill.

(VOVWORLD) - Apple said it has identified a few issues which can cause new iPhones to run warmer than expected, including a bug in the iOS 17 software which will be fixed in an upcoming update.