(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam attracted nearly 18.15 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) as of August 20, up 8.2% against last year, according to the latest statistics released by the Foreign Investment Agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

(VOVWORLD) - The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document issued by its defence chief on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan's environment ministry on Sunday said tests of seawater near the Fukushima nuclear power plant did not detect any radioactivity, days after the discharge of treated water used to cool damaged reactors.

(VOVWORLD) - The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Sunday said Pyongyang has approved the return of its citizens staying abroad after years of border restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Friday emphasized the need to build a comprehensive, modern diplomatic sector that plays a pioneer role in national construction and defense, adding diplomats should have both good professional knowledge and firm political mettle.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Coast Guard High Command has been honored with a second-class Feat of Arms Order for its outstanding performance in the fight against drug crimes.

(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony took place in Bratislava on Friday to celebrate the recognition of the Vietnamese community as Slovakia’s 14th ethnic minority group.

(VOVWORLD) - France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs on Friday rejected a recent request by Niger’s junta for French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours, saying that “only legitimate elected Nigerien authorities” have a say about the fate of its ambassador.

(VOVWORLD) - Bao Yen district’s Culture-Tourism Week 2023 opened in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on Friday with the Bao Ha Temple Festival being the highlight.

(VOVWORLD) - Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO), who discharged treated radioactive water from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, said on Friday it found no detectable amount of tritium in seawater samples near the site of the discharge.