(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.

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai cabinet on Wednesday approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between Thailand and Vietnam on maritime law, said Rachada Dhnadirek, a deputy government spokesperson.

(VOVWORLD) - The moon rover of India’s Chandrayaan-3 exited the spacecraft on Thursday morning to begin its exploration of the lunar surface, the country’s space agency said on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday the new BA.2.86 lineage of coronavirus may be more capable than older variants in causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received vaccines.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese athletes won six gold medals after two days of competition at the ongoing first Asian & Asian Youth Shuttlecock Championships in Hong Kong (China).

(VOVWORLD) - Visiting President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose on Wednesday expressed her impression of Thua Thien-Hue’s high Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), which, she said, demonstrated the central province’s dynamic development.