(VOVWORLD) -The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Thursday forecast the global oil demand to increase by 2.25 million barrels per day next year, an annual growth of 2.2%.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2023 Golden Kite Award will be held from September 6 to 9 in Nha Trang city, marking its 20th founding anniversary, announced a press conference in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -The National Assembly will deliberate mid-term assessment of socio-economic development performance at its 6th session on October 23, said the NA Standing Committee.

(VOVWORLD) -The European Commission (EC) is helping the UN and Turkey to extend the Black Sea Grains Initiative, which will expire on July 17, a spokesperson for the European Union (EU) said on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is one of 25 countries that have reduced their Multidimensional Poverty Index by half, according to a recent report published by the UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative.

(VOVWORLD) - The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea and Japan have become the biggest importers of Vietnamese wood pellets, accounting for over 95% of Vietnam’s total export of this product, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN and China have agreed on guidelines to accelerate negotiations for the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam).

(VOVWORLD) - President Joe Biden on Thursday gave his assurance that the United States would stay committed to NATO in remarks during a visit to Finland to welcome it as the alliance’s latest member.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN has affirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, security, stability, safety, and freedom of navigation in and flight over the East Sea and recognized the benefits of making the East Sea a sea of peace, stability, and prosperity.