(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Bulgaria have officially upgraded their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership. The announcement was made by Party General Secretary To Lam and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev at a joint press conference following their high-level talks held on Thursday in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, during General Secretary To Lam’s official visit to the country accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.

(VOVWORLD) - The Royal New Zealand Navy’s logistics ship HMNZS Aotearoa, commanded by Commander Rob Welford, docked at Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi International Port on Thursday, beginning a five-day friendly visit to Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and New Zealand.

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai Nguyen Department of Finance held a networking conference on Thursday to promote cooperation between local enterprises and those from Incheon, South Korea.

(VOVWORLD) - The draft amendment to the Press Law should include new media types such as “multimedia/multi-platform journalism” or “digital content channels of press agencies” to better align with the current strong digital transformation. These issues drew considerable attention from National Assembly deputies during the group discussion session on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - State President Luong Cuong on Thursday presided over a State welcome ceremony for South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, who is paying a two-day State visit to Vietnam on October 23-24.

(VOVWORLD) - President Luong Cuong inspected the preparations and attended the final rehearsal for the Signing Ceremony and High-Level Meeting of the United Nations Convention on Countering Cybercrime (the Hanoi Convention) at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies – Rosneft Oil and Lukoil OAO.

(VOVWORLD) -President Luong Cuong and other senior leaders presented 12 A prizes, 23 B prizes, and 36 C prizes to individuals at the award ceremony for the 2025 Contest on Defending the Party’s Ideological Foundation in Hanoi on Wednesday. The Voice of Vietnam won one A prize and one C prize.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has taken an active part at the 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-151) and related meetings in Switzerland this week.

(VOVWORLD) -US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expects to reach trade deals, possibly including resumed soybean purchases, with Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet in South Korea next week for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.