(VOVWORLD) -President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil on Thursday presented a symbolic aid package of 3 million CZK (142,800 USD) to the Vietnam Red Cross Society to help recovery efforts following the 2025 storms and floods in Hoi An (Da Nang) and Hue.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is visiting Algeria, directed maximum mobilization of forces and resources in response to the severe flooding raging in central Vietnam, as he chaired an emergency online meeting late on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assemblies of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on Thursday vowed to further strengthen political trust, maintain regular high-level delegation exchanges, and create a solid foundation for expanding comprehensive cooperation across all fields.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb on Thursday co-chaired a working session with ministries and several major enterprises from both countries to advance the commitments reached earlier in the day.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse visited Ho Chi Minh Boulevard in Algiers and attended the unveiling of a memorial stele honouring President Ho Chi Minh on Thursday, as part of his official visit to Algeria.

(VOVWORLD) - President Luong Cuong has urged Vietnam and the Czech Republic to enhance cooperation in economics, trade, investment, defense and security, science and technology, education and training, as well as culture, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges to enhance mutual understanding.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution on the Olympic Truce for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

(VOVWORLD) - Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed 27 people on Wednesday, Gaza officials said, with Israel and Hamas each accusing the other of violating the ceasefire which has been in place for a month.

(VOVWORLD) - Lawmakers on Thursday discussed the draft Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Education, the amended Law on Higher Education, the draft revised Law on Vocational Education, and a draft resolution outlining special mechanisms and policies to implement the Politburo’s Resolution 71 on breakthrough development in education and training.

(VOVWORLD) - President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Miloš Vystrčil attended and delivered remarks at a business networking event between Czech and Vietnamese enterprises in Hanoi on Thursday.