(VOVWORLD) -The size of Vietnam’s economy increased from 346 billion USD to 510 billion USD, rising to 32nd in the world, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh said, adding per capita income reached about 5,000 USD, putting Vietnam in the group of upper middle-income countries.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation, and development, General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, said during Monday’s talks in Hanoi with visiting Major General Muraveiko Pavel Nikolaevich, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defense of Belarus.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korean media, citing government sources, reported that all visits to the truce village of Panmunjom in the Joint Security Area (JSA) along the inter-Korean military border will be suspended from late October to early November.

(VOVWORLD) - A cultural exchange and thematic discussion was held on Sunday in Bentiu, South Sudan, to mark the 95th anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Union (October 20) and the 25th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security (October 31).

(VOVWORLD) - The STEAMese Festival 2025 - Vietnam’s leading annual STEAM event - took place Sunday at Hanoi University of Science and Technology under the theme “AI for All.”

(VOVWORLD) - The Israeli military said on Sunday a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month's truce.

(VOVWORLD) - The final session of the 15th National Assembly opened in Hanoi on Monday, featuring the largest legislative workload in the history of National Assembly sessions.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN office in Yemen said on Sunday that Houthi rebels were still holding 20 of their staff following a raid on their building in Sanaa a day earlier.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese team claimed an impressive total of six gold, one silver, and two bronze medals at the 2025 Asian Rowing Championships, which concluded on Sunday after four days of competition in Hai Phong city.

(VOVWORLD) -The ancient town of Hoi An has invested 58 million USD in 13 years from 2012 to 2025 in the master planning, conservation, restoration and promotion of the world cultural heritage associated with tourism development.