(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday attended the ground-breaking ceremony for Tay Giang Boarding and Semi-boarding School for Primary and Secondary Students in Da Nang city's Tay Giang commune which borders Laos.

(VOVWORLD) - Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan have confirmed that a 48-hour ceasefire between the two countries took effect on Wednesday evening, following deadly cross-border clashes earlier in the day that left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead.

(VOVWORLD) - The 18th Congress of the Hanoi Party Committee for the 2025–2030 term opened in Hanoi on Thursday. The event was attended by Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and 550 delegates representing nearly 500,000 Party members from 136 Party organizations under the Hanoi Party Committee.

(VOVWORLD) - Ten individuals were presented with the “Dynamic, Creative, and Responsible Female Trade Union Member” award, while collectives and individuals nationwide were also honored for being “Excellent at Work, Dedicated at Home” for the 2020–2025 period.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam called on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to strengthen unity, innovate operational methods, and improve effectiveness, while promoting South-South cooperation.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission (EC) will propose a new counter-drone initiative on Europe's eastern flank on Thursday, as part of a "defense readiness roadmap."

(VOVWORLD) - Militant group Hamas announced on Wednesday that the remains of all the deceased Israeli hostages that it can reach have been handed back to Israel.

(VOVWORLD) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that he is "optimistic" about trade talks with Beijing, following a new surge in tensions over rare earth exports.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam is striving to put the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants into commercial operation in the period 2028-2030, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said at the 8th Russian Energy Week International Forum held in Moscow on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Da Nang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is taking part in the ITB Asia, the leading travel trade show in the Asia-Pacific region, in Singapore from Wednesday to Friday.