[VOVWORLD] - The annual Rice Planting Festival of the Ha Nam island community in Quang Ninh Province took place over the weekend, marking the start of the year’s main rice-growing season.

[VOVWORLD] - A key point Party General Secretary and State President To Lam raised at the opening of the third plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee in Hanoi on Monday is establishing a growth model based on productivity, intelligence, technology, and human resources.

[VOVWORLD] - The 25-minute documentary “In a Wheelchair” was screened in Hanoi on Sunday to mark the 79th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day, observed on July 27.

[VOVWORLD] - Standard Chartered Bank has significantly raised its forecast for Vietnam's GDP growth in 2026 to 9.5%, from the previous 7.2%, the most substantial upward revisions to the bank's forecast in recent years.

[VOVWORLD] - Senior Party members began a meeting in Hanoi on Monday to discuss the implementation of the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress and issues related to Party building, the political system, and national development in the new stage.

[VOVWORLD] - Fighting between Iran and the US entered its eighth consecutive day on Sunday, with the US military confirming another American service member was killed, bringing the death toll to three in the past two days and 17 since the conflict began on February 28.