(VOVWORLD) - The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense will continue studying the expansion of Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations in terms of scale, form, unit types, and operational areas.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 22 million digital signatures have been issued in Vietnam, equivalent to around 36.1% of the adult population. The information was revealed at the 2025 Training Conference on Digital Signatures and Trusted Services on Thursday in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has requested the parties concerned to respect its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokesperson Pham Thu Hang told the press on Thursday in response to a question regarding the recent incident in the territorial waters of Thi Tu (Thitu) Island, part of Truong Sa, between vessels of Chinese and Philippine competent agencies.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday attended the ground-breaking ceremony for Tay Giang Boarding and Semi-boarding School for Primary and Secondary Students in Da Nang city's Tay Giang commune which borders Laos.

(VOVWORLD) - Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan have confirmed that a 48-hour ceasefire between the two countries took effect on Wednesday evening, following deadly cross-border clashes earlier in the day that left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead.

(VOVWORLD) - The 18th Congress of the Hanoi Party Committee for the 2025–2030 term opened in Hanoi on Thursday. The event was attended by Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and 550 delegates representing nearly 500,000 Party members from 136 Party organizations under the Hanoi Party Committee.

(VOVWORLD) - Ten individuals were presented with the “Dynamic, Creative, and Responsible Female Trade Union Member” award, while collectives and individuals nationwide were also honored for being “Excellent at Work, Dedicated at Home” for the 2020–2025 period.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam called on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to strengthen unity, innovate operational methods, and improve effectiveness, while promoting South-South cooperation.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission (EC) will propose a new counter-drone initiative on Europe's eastern flank on Thursday, as part of a "defense readiness roadmap."

(VOVWORLD) - Militant group Hamas announced on Wednesday that the remains of all the deceased Israeli hostages that it can reach have been handed back to Israel.