(VOVWORLD) - Former French Ambassador to Vietnam Serge Degallaix said that Vietnam’s policies of modernization, openness, and reform over the past 40 years have proven effective, as reflected in the country’s economic growth rate of over 8% in 2025 and its positive outlook for the period ahead.

(VOVWORLD) - The annual India Fair 2026 took place on Saturday at Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park, celebrating the diversity of Indian art, culture, and heritage. The first-ever open-air edition drew 1,000 participants from the Indian community, the diplomatic corps, and the Vietnamese public.

(VOVWORLD) - A Ukrainian delegation arrived in the US on Saturday for talks on the details of a proposed agreement aimed at ending the four-year conflict with Russia.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese and Chinese leaders have exchanged congratulatory messages marking the 76th anniversary of diplomatic relations (January 18), reaffirming their commitment to further deepening bilateral ties.

(VOVWORLD) - Two scientists from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) have been honored with the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Award 2025 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to scientific research and technological development.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur signed a trade agreement on Saturday in Paraguay after 25 years of negotiations, marking a historic milestone in relations between the two regions.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump has invited the Presidents of Egypt and Turkey to join a proposed “board of peace” tasked with securing and overseeing temporary governance in Gaza during the post-war transition, according to authorities from Ankara and Cairo.

(VOVWORLD) - Finance Minister Nguyen Van Thang has called on ASML, the world’s largest supplier to the semiconductor industry, to establish a semiconductor training, research, and development center at the National Innovation Center (NIC) in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) -The lawmaking mindset must be reformed from a management-centric approach to one of facilitation and service, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said as he chaired the 7th meeting of the Government Steering Committee on reviewing and handling of obstacles in the legal system in Hanoi on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) -The High Seas Treaty, known as the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), enters into force on January 17, 2026.