(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Blockchain Union (VBU) was launched in Hanoi on Thursday, aiming to connect the technology business community and provide consultancy to related agencies to develop policies and legal frameworks on Blockchain technology, digital assets, and currencies.

(VOVWORLD) - European firms' confidence in Vietnam has reached the highest level since the fourth COVID-19 outbreak in April last year, according to EuroCham's latest Business Climate Index (BCI) report.

(VOVWORLD) - Taste of Australia, the annual celebration of Australia’s food and beverages in Vietnam, began in HCM city this week.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday endorsed the use of Pfizer Inc's oral COVID-19 antiviral treatment in high-risk patients after an analysis of trial data by the UNagency showed the therapy dramatically cut the risk of hospitalisation.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has exchanged letters with outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in and thanked him for trying to improve relations, state media KCNA reported on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Physical damage to Ukraine's buildings and infrastructure from Russia's military operation has reached roughly 60 billion USD will rise further as the armed conflict continues, World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - BMW began pre-sales of the seventh generation of the BMW 7 Series on Wednesday, featuring for the first time an all-electric luxury sedan as well as hybrid and internal combustion engine (ICE) models.

(VOVWORLD) - G20 countries have provisionally agreed to set up a global fund for pandemic preparedness, likely to be housed at the World Bank.

(VOVWORLD) - A 100-year-old man from the southern Brazilian city of Brusque has entered the Guinness World Record book for working the longest in the same company: 84 years.

(VOVWORLD) - Mercedes unveiled its EQS sport utility vehicle (SUV) this week, a 660 km range car that will be made in America and go on sale by autumn.