(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s economy notched up an impressive 7% growth this year to beat its government-set target, France’s news agency AFP quoted figures released Friday by the General Statistics Office in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s cashew sector aims to earn 4 billion USD in export turnover in 2020.

(VOVWORLD) - China launched the largest carrier rocket of the country for the third time, from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Friday evening.

(VOVWORLD) - ISIS-aligned jihadists have released a video claiming to show the execution of 11 blindfolded Christian men at an undisclosed location in Nigeria.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the Ministry of Information and Communications to take a step forward in digital transformation as Vietnam will announce the national strategy on digital transformation in 2020.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam and China held the 12th round of negotiations of the working group on the sea area beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and the 9th round of talks of the working group for consultation on cooperation for mutual development at sea in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council will propose continued economic restructuring combined with growth model reform, focusing on public investment, state enterprises, and banks.

(VOVWORLD) - A workshop discussing a plan for organising a “festival for peace” in the central province of Quang Tri, took place in Dong Ha city on Friday, involving managers, experts and researchers on culture and history nationwide.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh attended an online national conference of the home affairs sector on Friday to set out tasks for 2020.

(VOVWORLD) - Musician Nguyen Van Ty passed away on Thursday afternoon in HCM City after a long illness.