(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida returned to Tokyo on Sunday, concluding his first foreign trip of 2023, when Japan will host the G7 summit. The nearly weeklong trip to 5 of the world's most advanced economies has achieved many impressive results.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue praised achievements by the Lao Cai provincial administration and Border Guard forces and said he believes Lao Cai will achieve its goal of leading the region’s growth by 2025.

(VOVWORLD) - A strong cold spell hit northern provinces on Monday morning, pushing the temperature in the region down by 10°C compared to the previous day.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health has warned of the potential risk of COVID-19 outbreaks due to the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia and Belarus began joint military exercises on Monday, which have triggered fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ground offensive in Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - Searchers on Monday found both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from a passenger flight that crashed on Sunday, killing at least 68 people in Nepal's deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said.

(VOVWORLD) - US magazine Travel+Leisure has named Phu Quoc Island in a list of 23 best destinations to visit this year, calling it "one of the new stars of Vietnam's tourism."

(VOVWORLD) - A safety monitoring system flagged that US drugmaker Pfizer and German partner BioNTech's updated COVID-19 shot could be linked to a type of brain stroke in older adults, according to preliminary data analyzed by US health authorities.

(VOVWORLD) - The overseas Vietnamese community is an integral part of the Vietnamese nation, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, said at the "Community Tet - Spring Homeland 2023" program organized in New York on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - A "Spring of Love" program organized by the National Children's Hospital and benefactors has warmed the hearts of children who are being treated at the hospital as the Lunar New Year approaches.