(VOVWORLD) - A concert marking the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership was held in Hanoi, featuring American cellist Bryan Charles Wilson and Vietnamese artists Ngo Tra My, an esteemed Dan Bau (monochord) teacher and soloist, Pham Tra My, a lecturer of zither performance at Vietnam National Academy of Music, and Tri Minh, a contemporary sound artist.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam-Vatican relations have progressed steadily, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung told the Vietnam News Agency in Rome Thursday on the occasion of President Vo Van Thuong’s visit to the Vatican.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates a quarter point from 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest level in 22 years.

(VOVWORLD) - The United States Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), on Thursday announced a 32-million-USD contract given to the US firm Tetra Tech to continue the cleanup of dioxin-contaminated soil in and around the Bien Hoa Air Base in Dong Nai province.

(VOVWORLD) - A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly (NA), the State President, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee laid wreaths at the monument to war heroes and martyrs on Bac Son street and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Japan should continue their close cooperation in the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) and the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang had meetings with Speaker of the Egyptian Senate Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razek and First Deputy Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Ahmed Saad El-Din Mohamed Abd El-Rehim on Wednesday as part of his official visit to Egypt.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong met President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Lorenzo Fontana in Rome on Wednesday, during which he affirmed Vietnam considers Italy as its important partner in Europe and is willing to work together with Italy to take the bilateral strategic partnership to a new height.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed the two countries’ relations and measures for enhancing the bilateral strategic partnership during a meeting in Rome on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Vo Van Thuong and Italian President Sergio Mattarella co-chaired a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to inform about the results of their talks.