(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse will lead a high-ranking delegation to attend an expanded BRICS summit and engage in bilateral activities in Brazil from Friday to Tuesday, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam, who is also Secretary of the Central Military Commission, on Thursday evening attended an art exchange program reviewing 10 years of implementing the Politburo’s Directive 5 on promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style in the Party Committee of the Army and the entire army.

(VOVWORLD) - Thailand’s new cabinet was sworn in Thursday and appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai Acting Prime Minister, following a special Cabinet meeting.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded a trade surplus in the first half of 2025 with an export turnover from agro-forestry, and fishery products growing 15.5%.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday chaired the Government’s regular June meeting and the first nationwide teleconference with local authorities since the rollout of the new two-tier local government model.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang on Thursday responded to journalists’ question on tariff-related issues between the United States and Vietnam following a phone call between General Secretary To Lam and US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has entered a new era thanks to a new two-tier local government system, which promises a streamlined apparatus, development, and benefits to the nation and its people, said Professor Dr. Cheng Hanping, Director of the Vietnam Research Centre at the Zhejiang University of Technology.

(VOVWORLD) - Israel is conducting under-the-radar diplomatic talks with Russia concerning Tel Aviv’s conflict with Iran and Syria – both considered Russia’s allies, Israeli broadcaster Kan claimed on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The EU and China on Wednesday discussed bilateral ties and geopolitical challenges in many parts of the world at their 13th Strategic Dialogue in Brussels.

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday adopted by consensus a draft resolution on the budget for the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), whose negotiations were coordinated by Vietnam.