(VOVWORLD) - Translating and publishing books and donating books to Cuba topped the agenda of Thursday’s meeting between representatives of Vietnam’s National Political Publishing House and the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Thursday chaired a meeting of key national leaders to discuss domestic and international situations in the first two months of this year and sketch out major tasks in the time to come.

(VOVWORLD) - The US House on Wednesday passed a 1.5 trillion USD federal spending bill to keep the government funded through September and include 14 billion USD worth of aid for Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the current conflict can only be resolved through direct talks between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Parliament adopted a legislative initiative report on Wednesday calling on the Commission to ban “golden passports” linked to EU citizenship for big foreign investors.

(VOVWORLD) - The 15th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is set to deal with a heavy workload during its 9th sitting that opened in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The 13th National Women’s Congress opened at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on Thursday drawing 959 official delegates representing women of all classes across the country.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam logged additional 160,676 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours as of 4 pm on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine began face-to-face talks Thursday in Turkey, the first high-level contact between the two sides since Moscow launched its military operation in Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Måwe has praised Vietnam's achievements in ensuring gender equality and is on the right track in this endeavor.