(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the Government’s Steering Committee on science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06, chaired the committee’s first meeting of 2026 on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, who is also Special Envoy of Party General Secretary To Lam, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday at the Kremlin. The special envoy is visiting Russia to inform of the outcomes of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -The US Department of State has reportedly decided to terminate aid programs to the African countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that a deal to avoid a military conflict with the US is within reach, two days before talks between the two countries are due to resume in Geneva.

(VOVWORLD) -The 2026 Lunar New Year Book Street Festival in Ho Chi Minh City concluded successfully, attracting over one million visitors and generating more than 310,000 USD in revenue.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang received in Hanoi on Tuesday Lord Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Gordon of the United Kingdom, and his spouse during their visit to Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -Special Envoy of Party General Secretary To Lam and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung met in Moscow on Tuesday with Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia Party, and Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, to brief them on the outcomes of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Enterprises in industrial and export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City resumed operations on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - France’s public investment bank Bpifrance has ranked Vietnam among the five most promising export markets for French businesses in 2026, alongside Indonesia, Morocco, Canada and the UAE.

(VOVWORLD) - During the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday last week, Quang Ninh welcomed over 1.1 million visitors, with tourism revenue exceeding 122 million USD.