(VOVWORLD) - The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies – Rosneft Oil and Lukoil OAO.

(VOVWORLD) -President Luong Cuong and other senior leaders presented 12 A prizes, 23 B prizes, and 36 C prizes to individuals at the award ceremony for the 2025 Contest on Defending the Party’s Ideological Foundation in Hanoi on Wednesday. The Voice of Vietnam won one A prize and one C prize.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has taken an active part at the 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-151) and related meetings in Switzerland this week.

(VOVWORLD) -US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expects to reach trade deals, possibly including resumed soybean purchases, with Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet in South Korea next week for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday stressed the need to fast track solutions so that the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong standard-gauge railway project starts on schedule on December 19.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam was chosen to host the signing of the UN Convention against cybercrime because it has been proactive in addressing cyber security challenges, according to Professor Carl Thayer of the Australian Defense Force Academy.

(VOVWORLD) - An official welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, took place on Thursday at St. Alexander Nevski Square in the heart of Sofia, Bulgaria. The ceremony was hosted by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and his spouse.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Sofia International Airport on the evening of Wednesday, marking the start of their official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of President Rumen Radev.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam met with First Deputy Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Paula Risikko on Wednesday, as part of his official visit to Finland.

(VOVWORLD) - China's CR450 train, touted as the world's fastest electric multiple unit (EMU), hit a record speed of 453 km per hour during pre-service trials, according to the China State Railway Group.