[VOVWORLD] - The Ninh Binh provincial facility of Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital began operations on Friday, marking a key step in efforts to expand high-quality healthcare services and ensure more equitable access for people.

[VOVWORLD] - New York City has created a “neighborhood passport” for the World Cup, which encourages visitors to explore immigrant communities in the five boroughs.

[VOVWORLD] - The death toll from two back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 235, with at least 4,300 people injured, Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said on state television Thursday as rescue teams continued searching for survivors.

[VOVWORLD] - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington wants to promote constructive dialogue and seek new agreements with Tehran, while ensuring that any agreement takes into account the interests of allies and partners in the Gulf region.

[VOVWORLD] - The latest report from Standard Chartered Bank said the Vietnamese economy continued to demonstrate positive resilience in the first half of 2026, amidst global economic uncertainties such as inflationary pressures, changes in trade flows, and a tighter international financial environment.

[VOVWORLD] - Hanoi will announce its master plan with a 100-year vision on June 29, authorities said and highlighted the capital city’s development towards an open, multi-layered, multi-tiered, multi-polar, and multi-centered urban environment.

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra on Thursday emphasized the need to identify child protection as a priority task in Vietnam's human development strategy, calling all localities to include goals for children in their annual socio-economic development plans.

[VOVWORLD] - Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Thursday that at least 164 people were killed and more than 970 injured after the powerful earthquake that struck Venezuela on Wednesday. Numerous buildings near the capital were destroyed by the disaster.

[VOVWORLD] - All Vietnamese citizens currently living, studying and working in Venezuela remain safe in the earthquakes in  the resident country, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on Thursday called for ensuring robust cybersecurity, information security and the protection of national data.