(VOVWORLD) - Four Vietnamese commercial banks have joined the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Alliance for Green Commercial Banks, a global platform designed to drive sustainable finance and promote green banking practices in emerging markets.

(VOVWORLD) - Hai Phong Port has ranked among the world’s top 100 container ports in 2025 by cargo throughput, according to the UK-based maritime newspaper Lloyd’s List.

(VOVWORLD) - Global Finance has ranked Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong A+, the highest grade in its 2025 Central Banker Report Cards.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, representing the Vietnamese Party and State leadership, will attend the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46) and pay an official visit to Malaysia, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - In response to a reporter’s question about Vietnam’s reaction to Israel’s recent airstrike on Hamas forces in Doha, Qatar, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang stressed that Vietnam calls on all parties involved to exercise restraint, avoid escalating tensions, and resolve disputes through peaceful means.

(VOVWORLD) - Poland’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting this week at Poland’s request to discuss allegations that Russia violated Polish airspace.

(VOVWORLD) - All nine opposition parties in Japan including the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Democratic Party for the People, and the Social Democratic Party on Thursday submitted a request to the House of Councilors calling for an extraordinary session of the Diet to address the current “power vacuum” following Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s resignation.

(VOVWORLD) - Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn attended the 3rd annual Vietnam–Australia Forum in Hanoi on Thursday. The forum, themed “Building Public Service Excellence in a New Era of Growth”, brought together more than 500 participants, including leaders of ministries and local authorities, ambassadors, representatives of embassies and international organizations, policymakers, scholars, and senior innovation experts from both countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam wishes to elevate ties with Turkey to a new height, said President Luong Cuong at a meeting with Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - A delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense is attending the Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI UK) 2025, at the invitation of the UK Department for Business and Trade.