(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam considers consolidating and developing a stable, long-term friendship and cooperation with China to be a consistent policy and top priority, Acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung said on Thursday while receiving Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei, who paid a visit to congratulate him on his new role.

(VOVWORLD) -The merger of Hai Phong and Hai Duong into the expanded Hai Phong city has opened up space and outstanding potential to achieve socio-economic goals as one of the three main growth poles of Vietnam, said Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc at a working session with Hai Phong city on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The national exhibition featuring Vietnam’s achievements over the past 80 years attracted more than 6.6 million visitors in 13 days, organizers said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Four Vietnamese commercial banks have joined the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Alliance for Green Commercial Banks, a global platform designed to drive sustainable finance and promote green banking practices in emerging markets.

(VOVWORLD) - Hai Phong Port has ranked among the world’s top 100 container ports in 2025 by cargo throughput, according to the UK-based maritime newspaper Lloyd’s List.

(VOVWORLD) - Global Finance has ranked Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong A+, the highest grade in its 2025 Central Banker Report Cards.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, representing the Vietnamese Party and State leadership, will attend the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46) and pay an official visit to Malaysia, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - In response to a reporter’s question about Vietnam’s reaction to Israel’s recent airstrike on Hamas forces in Doha, Qatar, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang stressed that Vietnam calls on all parties involved to exercise restraint, avoid escalating tensions, and resolve disputes through peaceful means.

(VOVWORLD) - Poland’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting this week at Poland’s request to discuss allegations that Russia violated Polish airspace.

(VOVWORLD) - All nine opposition parties in Japan including the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Democratic Party for the People, and the Social Democratic Party on Thursday submitted a request to the House of Councilors calling for an extraordinary session of the Diet to address the current “power vacuum” following Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s resignation.