(VOVWORLD) - More than 40 countries have expressed an interest in joining BRICS, South Africa's ambassador to BRICS told reporters in Johannesburg on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Vo Van Thuong’s upcoming official visit to Austria will promote bilateral cooperation and multilateral diplomacy, Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Nguyen Trung Kien said Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Vietnam plays an important role in ASEAN and Malaysia attaches importance to and wishes to strengthen the two countries’ strategic partnership.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam values and is determined to bolster its strategic partnership with Malaysia in a practical and effective manner, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in their meeting in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife invited Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife to visit Hanoi's book street and enjoy the taste of Vietnamese coffee on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Friday chaired a meeting of the Politburo and the Secretariat to discuss the report on socio-economic performance in the first half of 2023 and tasks and solutions for the last half.

(VOVWORLD) - European Union foreign ministers on Thursday discussed their support for Ukraine, including a proposal to spend up to 20 billion euros (22.4 billion USD) on weapons, ammunition, and other military aid over four years.

(VOVWORLD) - Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Thursday in response to a police decision granting permission for a demonstration in Stockholm where organizers are reportedly planning another burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.

(VOVWORLD) - The “Vietnam Summer Camp 2023” opens on Thursday in Hanoi with the theme “Vietnamese Together Advance to the Future”.

(VOVWORLD) - It’s necessary to complete a legal corridor to increase capital access for Vietnamese exporters, said experts and speakers at Thursday’s seminar in Hanoi on financial support on technology platforms.