(VOVWORLD) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday called for the urgent lifting of border and airspace restrictions to allow entry for more needed aid supplies for Niger.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan on Thursday began releasing treated and diluted wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant No. 1 into the Pacific Ocean.

(VOVWORLD) - The coronavirus pandemic and the rise in cost of living have pushed 68 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of last year, the Asian Development Bank said, eroding efforts to combat deprivation.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday chaired a Government law‑building session for August to discuss the draft revisions to the Capital Law, the draft Law on Road Traffic Order Safety, the draft Road Traffic Law, and the draft Law on Industry for Defense, Security, and Industrial Mobilization.

(VOVWORLD) - Le Van Cong on Wednesday secured a gold medal for Vietnam in the men’s 49‑kilogram category at the ongoing World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubai, after defeating defending champion Omar Quaranda from Jordan.

(VOVWORLD) - In a historic gathering in the city of Johannesburg, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa convened the two-day BRICS Summit from August 22 to 24.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese internet company VNG Corp has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States via VNG Ltd, a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed.

(VOVWORLD) - Head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, Russian authorities said.

(VOVWORLD) - Tickets of Group C matches of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers will be put on sale from September 3-12, according to the organisers.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea’s second attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit failed on Thursday after the rocket booster experienced a problem with its third stage, state media reported, as space authorities vowed to try again in October.