(VOVWORLD) - Russia and China are working to integrate their financial messaging systems as Russia faces Western sanctions because of its military operation in Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asian Investor newspaper ran an article early this week about Vietnam’s economic prospects this year. It cited experts as saying that, buoyed by rapid industrialization and a fast-growing middle-class, Vietnam is poised to emerge strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic and place itself firmly on the radar of foreign investors.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that statistics are extremely important, especially in policy making as he addressed a national statistics conference in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The third Folk Performing Arts and Cultural Festival of Ethnic Groups in the Truong Son Range-Central Highlands opened on Wednesday in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province.

(VOVWORLD) - In an interview given to the Vietnam News Agency, Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam Jamale Chouaibi said Vietnam has been a successful model for gender equality promotion, citing the Law on Gender Equality, the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention, and the National Strategy on Gender Equality.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is concerned about the conflict in Ukraine, Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO, said at an extraordinary session of the UNESCO Executive Board in Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday to examine all the consequences to UNESCO's mandate of the current situation in Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - International experts on Wednesday assessed Vietnam's export situation, analyzed potentials and made recommendations on five industries to be prioritized for exports, including food, textiles, electronics, furniture, and environmental goods.

(VOVWORLD) - German media has recently highlighted the nation’s sustained efforts to revitalize its tourism industry following the country removing quarantine requirements for foreign arrivals.

(VOVWORLD) - Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations at the UN Jean-Pierre Lacroix has expressed his appreciation for Vietnamese participation and implementation of its commitment to peacekeeping operations, especially its preparation for the upcoming deployment of a sapper company.

(VOVWORLD) - As a traditional friend of both Russia and Ukraine, Vietnam hopes that the sides will exercise restraint, ease tensions and continue dialogue efforts to seek a long-term solution in conformity with international law, with legitimate interests of each side taken into account, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has said.