(VOVWORLD) - The daily Rodong Sinmun of North Korea’s ruling Workers' Party ran an article on Wednesday on satellites launched for peaceful purposes. The article appeared amid speculation that the North might launch a new satellite or inter-continental ballistic missile.

(VOVWORLD) - For the first time in Vietnam, doctors at the Vietnam-Germany Hospital in Hanoi have successfully performed a kidney and liver transplant at the same time for one patient, the Hospital announced on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister Counselor and Head of the Vietnam Trade Office in the US Bui Huy Son says 2019 has seen a remarkable growth of Vietnam-US trade relations.

(VOVWORLD) - Quang Nam province held a ceremony in the ancient port city of Hoi An on Wednesday to welcome the 4.6 millionth foreign visitor to the province this year. The lucky tourist was Paul Oldham from the UK.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that the primary task of Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is to ensure an adequate supply of electricity for socio-economic development.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has fully observed its duties as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Protocol, and related amendments, said Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Le Cong Thanh.

(VOVWORLD) - Pope Francis hosted a Christmas midnight mass at the Vatican and said the birth of Jesus was a reminder of God’s unconditional love for everyone, “even the worst of us.”

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is expected to enjoy a trade surplus for the fourth successive year this year as the excess of exports over imports hit more than 9 billion USD over the past 11 months.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s economy is forecast to grow more than 7%, 2.5 times higher than inflation, which hovers between 2.7% and 2.8%, according to the Ministry of Finance.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has urged the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs to devise a long-term strategy for the sector’s development.