(VOVWORLD) -President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga presented the insignia “For Peace, Friendship among Nations” to UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen in Hanoi on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon is now caretaker prime minister of Thailand while Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha remains in cabinet in his role as defence minister, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Krong Pac District Durian Festival will take place from September 1 to 3 at the center of Phuoc An town and some communes in Krong Pac district, Dak Lak province.

(VOVWORLD) -The northern mountain province of Lao Cai will celebrate the 77th National Day, September 2, with many meaningful activities, which will culminate in the "Essence of the Northwest" Festival this weekend in Lao Cai city and Sa Pa town.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has said Vietnam values its relations with the Republic of Korea and identifies Korea as its important, highly-trusted, and long-term strategic partner not only in the Northeast Asian region but globally.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that Vietnam recorded 3,591 new cases of COVID-19, raising the caseload to 11,392,859.

(VOVWORLD) -Russian and French foreign ministries on Tuesday discussed an expected visit by independent inspectors to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

(VOVWORLD) -The State Audit of Vietnam has held a workshop to gather expert inputs on its role in anti-corruption and prevention.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi has been listed among the 12 best places in the world to go during autumn by American news channel CNN, as it gets drier and cooler after the monsoon season.

(VOVWORLD) - The ASEAN Open Youth Voluntary Forum, ASEAN Plus Youth Volunteer Forum, and ASEAN Plus Youth Volunteer Award opened in the central province of Quang Binh on Wednesday.