(VOVWORLD) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said global growth would still fall to 2.9% in 2023 from 3.4% in 2022, but its latest World Economic Outlook forecasts mark an improvement over an October prediction of 2.7% growth this year.

(VOVWORLD) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday highlighted America's "ironclad" and "unwavering" security commitment to South Korea, warning that if an adversary challenges South Korea or the US, it would be challenging the two countries' alliance as a whole.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam pledges to actively participate in the building of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) to promote the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.

(VOVWORLD) - Localities nationwide allocated more than 400 million USD to 25 million needy people during the recent Lunar New Year Festival, Tet, according to a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on Tuesday to review the organization of Vietnam’s biggest festival and look into major tasks in the time ahead.

(VOVWORLD) - China’s President Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia will be the key event in relations between Moscow and Beijing in 2023, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Russian Government approved on Monday a procedure to implement President Vladimir Putin’s decree on responding to Western oil price caps.

(VOVWORLD) -Trade unions and businesses in Ho Chi Minh city spent nearly 10 million USD to ensure a warm and happy Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holiday for 753,000 workers, Pham Chi Tam, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Confederation, said on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - US magazine Travel+Leisure has listed Phu Quoc Island among the 23 best destinations to visit in 2023.

(VOVWORLD) -Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif said Monday that the mosque explosion in Peshawar city, northwest Pakistan, was a suicide attack and said those responsible will be punished.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Business Association in the UK (VBUK) should host or attend more trade fairs to promote the tourism, cuisine, and goods of Vietnam, and create more opportunities for business cooperation, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long said at a Gala Dinner held in London on Sunday.