(VOVWORLD) - Young National Assembly deputies greatly contributed to legislation, oversight, and decision making of the 14th tenure (2016-2021), according to a review of their performance in Hanoi on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Pha Bau festival, also known as the Dua Tpeng festival, of the Khmer people in Loc Khanh commune, Loc Ninh district, Binh Phuoc province, was recognized on Wednesday as a national intangible cultural heritage.

(VOVWORLD) - Vaccine passports and the resumption of international flights were high on the agenda of the monthly Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Thieu lychees of Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province, were the first products to be granted a certificate of geographical indication from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology.

(VOVWORLD) - According to Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu, deposit interest rate has decreased 2.3% and average loan interest rate has decreased 3.6% against 2016.

(VOVWORLD) - International donors have pledged 6.4 billion USD for Syria and refugees living in neighboring countries, falling short of a UN goal of 10 billion USD.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea's national security adviser Suh Hoon arrived in the United States on Wednesday for talks with his US and Japanese counterparts about denuclearization on the Korean peninsula.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will boost its own initiatives as Chair of the UN Security Council for April, said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the UN.

(VOVWORLD) - Asian American advocates and lawmakers in the US have lauded the White House for actions that address a spike in anti-Asian incidents including a shooting in Atlanta that killed six Asian-American women.

(VOVWORLD) - The 22nd Vietnam Film Festival will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from September 12-16, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced.