(VOVWORLD) - At the International Conference of Solidarity with Ukraine on Tuesday, representatives of countries and institutions worldwide pledged more than 1 billion euros in immediate aid to help Ukraine get through a harsh winter as the Russia-Ukraine conflict batter its energy grid and other critical civilian infrastructure.

(VOVWORLD) -The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its economic growth forecast for developing Asia amid a worsened global outlook.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's import-export turnover during the last 11 months totaled nearly 700 billion USD, with a trade surplus of almost 11 billion USD, according to the General Department of Customs and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings in Brussels on Tuesday with Lao PM Phankham Viphavanh and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Belgium and other European countries during his trip to Belgium to attend the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit.

(VOVWORLD) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Da Nang city on Wednesday for the construction of Lien Chieu port.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always considers Belgium a partner of leading importance in the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo during their talks in Brussels on Tuesday (local time).

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for more efforts to intensify international solidarity, uphold multilateralization, and cooperate more closely and effectively among countries, while attending the 10th ASEAN-EU Business Summit in Brussels on Tuesday (local time).

(VOVWORLD) - Economic growth in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is bound to lose steam next year amid a challenging global backdrop, said Moody’s Analytics senior economist Stefan Angrick in a virtual briefing on the APAC economic outlook for 2023.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden and 50 African leaders gathered in Washington on Tuesday for the US-Africa Leaders' Summit to discuss regional and global issues including energy, financial services, climate change, food security and health care.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue underlined the importance of reviewing the national masterplan for 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, saying it will be the most important issue at the NA’s extraordinary session scheduled for early next year.