(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly deputies agreed that the amendment of the draft Law on Insurance Business will help Vietnam become a developed insurance market in Asia through renovation of management mechanisms, application of technology, and improving the competitiveness of insurance businesses and the insurance business environment.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is very well placed within Asia in terms of its progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, said United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Vietnam Terence D. Jones on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Three Vietnamese institutions have been named among the most influential innovators in 2021.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia can start supplying natural gas to Europe via the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as soon as it gets the green light from Germany, President Putin said on Thursday. He blamed the gas crisis and record high prices on the EU's energy policy.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese actress Nhung Kate will play a role in the ‘John Wick’ prequel series, ‘The Continental’, according to VnExpress.

(VOVWORLD) - A photograph of the marine ecosystem on Yen Islet in the central province of Phu Yen won second prize at the UK-based Royal Society of Biology (RSB)'s annual photo contest, VnExpress reported.

(VOVWORLD) - Football fans can enjoy matches live at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium as it hosts Vietnam's upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifier games against Japan and Saudi Arabia.

(VOVWORLD) - Former US President Donald Trump will launch his own social media app, TRUTH Social, that he said would "stand up to Big Tech" companies such as Twitter and Facebook that have barred him from their platforms.

(VOVWORLD) - Canadian musician Bruce Xiaoyu Liu, a student of renowned Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son, won the top prize at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Music fans globally are spending more time listening to tunes, about 18.4 hours a week on average, and have turned to their favourite artists for comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey published on Thursday.