(VOVWORLD) - The military, who staged a coup in Gabon on Wednesday, announced the commander of the Republican Guard, General Brice Oligui Nguema, as the "interim president" of the West African country.

(VOVWORLD) - A seminar took place in the southern province of Dong Nai on Wednesday to assess the local pilot wild elephant conservation program aimed at harmonious coexistence.

(VOVWORLD) - Niger's military junta on Wednesday decided to lift the curfew imposed after the coup d'etat toppled President Mohamed Bazoum, and announced the cancellation of all security and military cooperation agreements signed with France.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese leaders and former leaders paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on Thursday, on the occasion of National Day (September 2).

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City will host a series of cultural and sports events for local people and visitors during the National Day holidays from September 1-4.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam ranked first in Southeast Asia in terms of the growth rate in demand for foreign travel, at 170% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2019, Google announced on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Exercising the State President's duties and authority stipulated in the Constitution and law and considering the proposal of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court, the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy and the Head of the President Office, President Vo Van Thuong on Wednesday decided to reduce the death penalty to life imprisonment for 11 convicts.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to its relationship with Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television Gabon 24 on Wednesday, declaring they have seized power and rejected the result of a recent general election where Gabon’s incumbent president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, won a third term.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, from September 4-7 at the invitation of President Joko Widodo, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.