(VOVWORLD) - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay described Vietnam as a model of effective cooperation with UNESCO during an interview with Vietnamese media prior to her 3-day official visit to Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The Iranian authorities have installed in 51 cities defense systems intended to intercept possible biological, radiological and chemical attacks, announced the Ministry of Defense.

(VOVWORLD) -During the recent four-day National Day holiday, visitors to Hanoi totaled more than 420,000, including 22,000 foreigners, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism. Total revenue from these tourists was an estimated over 55 million USD.

(VOVWORLD) -Thai Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chalermchai Sri-on said on Saturday that Thailand and Vietnam had agreed on further cooperation to increase the price of exported rice to ensure more fairness in the wake of rising production costs.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung said the relationship between Vietnam and Laos is special and unique in today’s international relations.

(VOVWORLD) - As millions of Vietnamese students began their new school year on Monday, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a letter to the education sector, asking all administrators, teachers and staff to overcome difficulties, do their jobs well, and promote a sense of responsibility for the profession for the great cause of nurturing people. .

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Health's COVID-19 prevention and control bulletin said on Sunday that Vietnam reported 1,390 new cases of COVID-19, raising caseload to 11,418,894.

(VOVWORLD) -After a 2-year COVID-19 hiatus, the Do Son Traditional Buffalo Fighting Festival 2022 officially reopened on Sunday (the 9th day of the 8th lunar month). 16 "grandpa buffaloes" from 6 wards will fight 15 matches to win the championship title.

(VOVWORLD) - Ministers from 14 countries participating in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) initiative will hold a meeting in Los Angeles next week. The September 8 and 9 meeting will be the first in person ministerial meeting to discuss IPEF.

(VOVWORLD) -The world is racing to transition to a clean energy economy, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said and called on Vietnam to jointly promote this transition.