(VOVWORLD) -President Vo Van Thuong applauded the Vietnamese people in the UK for their thoughts and enthusiasm for the homeland, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. President Thuong on Friday visited the Vietnamese Embassy staff and met with the Vietnamese community in the UK.

(VOVWORLD) -A ritual called Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa Soldiers was held in An Vinh communal house in Ly Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, on Friday, 16th days of the third lunar month, to pay tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives protecting the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly).

(VOVWORLD) -Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on Friday visited Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, where he toured the building and hit the gong to open the trading session.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on Friday applauded Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, its chairman and members for their contributions to promoting parliamentary and people-to-people diplomacy and enhancing the Vietnam-Japan Extensive Strategic Partnership.

(VOVWORLD) -Canadian travel website The Travel has announced its list of the 10 most popular tourist destinations in the world including Hoi An, Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Switzerland have signed a co-financing agreement of up to 5 million USD to develop financial technologies (fintech) that can improve financial inclusion in Vietnam, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

(VOVWORLD) -Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has affirmed Vietnam’s consistent diplomatic policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation, development, mutilateralisation, diversification of external relations, and being an active and responsible member of the international community.

(VOVWORLD) - With the current cooperation momentum between Vietnam and the Muslim community, the Halal industry will become an important field of cooperation, deepening the relationship between Vietnam and its partners.

(VOVWORLD) - At least seven teachers were killed in a shooting at a school in the Parachinar area in northwestern Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, on Thursday, Geo TV reported.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Thursday that Russia will abide by its pledge to cut its oil output by 500,000 barrels per day from February until the end of the year. Monitoring will be carried out by independent sources.