(VOVWORLD) -President Vladimir Putin Friday chaired a signing ceremony for Russian annexation of four Ukrainian regions, including Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Lugansk.

(VOVWORLD) -The Financial Times on September 26 named Vietnam one of the seven economic wonders of a worried world. It noted in periods of gloom like this one, when commentators see nothing but faults in most countries, it is worth highlighting the few that defy the prevailing pessimism.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony to announce the National Assembly Standing Committee’s Resolution on the establishment of Chon Thanh town and its wards in Binh Phuoc province on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday chaired a teleconference with 63 provinces and cities and the September Government meeting.

(VOVWORLD) -President Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent his greetings to 12 million elderly people nationwide as he attended a ceremony to respond to the action month for the Vietnamese elderly in Hung Yen City on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) -The United States condemned Russia's fraudulent attempt to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory.

(VOVWORLD) -"Ninh Thuan Culture and Tourism Day" is underway in Hanoi with singing and dancing, introduction of musical instruments, and dance instruction.

(VOVWORLD) -North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off the east coast on Saturday, marking Pyongyang's fourth launch in a week.

(VOVWORLD) -A Resolution of the Politburo on construction and development of Khanh Hoa province to 2030, with a vision to 2045, envisions building and developing the Truong Sa island district into Vietnam's maritime economic, cultural, and social center.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Health's COVID-19 prevention and control bulletin said Vietnam on Friday recorded an additional 1,470 COVID-19 cases, an increase of nearly 500 cases against Thursday. In the past 24 hours, 1,000 patients recovered and no deaths were reported.