(VOVWORLD) - Minister Counselor Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has called for a comprehensive and all-society approach to sustainable waste management.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi was the most expensive place to reside in Vietnam in 2022, according to a recent report the Cost of Living Index, published by the General Statistics Office. Quang Ninh ranked second, followed by Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

(VOVWORLD) - The United States has new information that Russia is actively seeking to acquire additional weapons from North Korea in exchange for food aid, the White House said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Turkey on Thursday became the final member to ratify Finland’s membership to NATO, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly supported Finland’s months-long effort.

(VOVWORLD) - Britain on Friday said it had struck a deal to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Japan and Australia as it looks to deepen ties in the region and build its global trade links after leaving the European Union.

(VOVWORLD) - Drugs that combat obesity are under consideration for the first time for the World Health Organization's "essential medicines list," used to guide government purchasing decisions in low- and middle-income countries, the UN agency told Reuters.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia’s security service arrested Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, Russian media reported Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The first Vietnamese “banh mi” (baguette) festival opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday night, bringing together 120 pavilions from domestic and foreign restaurants, hotels, bakeries and businesses.

(VOVWORLD) - The Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley, will pay a state visit to Vietnam next week, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The visit from Monday to Thursday is made at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.

(VOVWORLD) - Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges.