(VOVWORLD) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday she felt that EU governments were not ready to give Ukraine a date for membership.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 30,000 visits were reported over the past 18 days of the 2026 Spring Flower Market in Hanoi, a cultural highlight of Lunar New Year celebrations in the capital city.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and extended New Year greetings to officials, doctors, nurses, and patients, and inspected patient care at Vietnam’s two leading hospitals in Hanoi on Monday, the 29th day of the last lunar month of the Year of Snake.

(VOVWORLD) -General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam offered incense to express his sincere respect and gratitude to the ancestors who contributed to the nation at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on Monday. The trip was made as Vietnamese are celebrating the Party and the arrival of spring and ringing in the Year of the Horse 2026.

(VOVWORLD) -The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that China decides to, starting from February 17, 2026, extend its visa waiver policy to ordinary passport holders from Canada and the UK to further facilitate cross-border travel.

(VOVWORLD) -Pope Leo XIV Sunday morning sent greetings to billions of people around the world ushering in the Year of the Fire Horse.

(VOVWORLD) -The “Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative” (VWAI) project funded by the United States Government will officially be launched in 2026, demonstrating a humanitarian spirit and promoting long-term cooperation and reconciliation between Vietnam and the US.

(VOVWORLD) -US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that members of the newly formed Board of Peace have pledged 5 billion USD to rebuild Gaza and deployment of thousands of personnel to international stabilization and security force in the territory.

(VOVWORLD) -The 2026 Lunar New Year Book Street Festival, themed “Spring Gathering – Steadfastly Moving Forward,” opened on Sunday afternoon on Le Loi Street (Saigon Ward), New City Park (Binh Duong Ward), and the Revolutionary Tradition House (Vung Tau Ward), in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) -Nguyen Hue Flower Street officially opened on Sunday, attracting a large number of locals and tourists. Themed "Spring Gathering - Steadfastly Moving Forward," this year's flower street expands its space, applies modern technology, and conveys a message of unity and development for Ho Chi Minh City.