(VOVWORLD) - Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki became Nepal’s first female head of government, taking the oath of office as interim Prime Minister on Friday at the presidential palace.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution endorsing the New York Declaration, which seeks to recognize a Palestinian state and advance a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

(VOVWORLD) - The 15th European–Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival opened on Friday in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam needs to make further breakthroughs in forming strategic industrial conglomerates, raising localization rates, and fostering innovation to enhance participation in global value chains.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam values the United States as a strategic partner, said Acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung during his meeting with US Ambassador Marc Knapper in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn and her spouse Simeon Beckett left Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, ending a State visit to Vietnam (September 9–12) at the invitation of President Luong Cuong and his spouse.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Voice of Vietnam’s (VOV) booth at the national achievement exhibition “80 Years of Independence – Freedom – Happiness” in Dong Anh, Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The year-end National Assembly session is scheduled to last 42 days, from October to December, the NA Standing Committee announced on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Non Nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Global Geopark has been named as one of the five geoparks worldwide recognized as a model of effective operation in the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network.

(VOVWORLD) - Britain has expanded its sanctions list against Russia by adding 30 new designations. According to the updated lists on Friday, London blacklisted 70 Russian ships, which are prohibited from accessing UK ports.