(VOVWORLD) - NATO Chief Mark Rutte will visit Washington D.C. on Monday and Tuesday where he will meet with US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, NATO said in a press release.

(VOVWORLD) -UNESCO weighed the inclusion of Vietnam's Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem-Con Son, Kiep Bac Complex of Monuments and Landscapes on the World Heritage List at a session in Paris on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -US customs duty collections reached an all-time high of 27.2 billion USD in June, up four times from last year, as President Donald Trump's tariffs gained steam, topping 100 billion USD for the first time during a fiscal year, the Treasury Department reported on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - By 2030, Vietnam will have deployed up to 2 new units to suitable United Nations peacekeeping missions and nominated one personnel for senior positions within the UN system, heard a conference held by the Ministry of National Defense on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Migration into the European Union (EU) pushed its population to a record 450.4 million people in 2024, offsetting a natural population decline for the fourth straight year, Eurostat reported on Friday. A natural population decline means the number of deaths exceeds the number of births.

(VOVWORLD) - “Thirty years ago, the US and Vietnam began a remarkable journey from former foes to Comprehensive Strategic Partners,” wrote US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday in a post marking the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations (July 11).

(VOVWORLD) - The US Embassy on Friday hosted a reception in Hanoi to mark the 249th anniversary of US Independence Day (July 4) and the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US (July 11).

(VOVWORLD) - Iran is willing to resume negotiations with the United States, but only if Washington changes its behavior and guarantees there will be no further military strikes during the talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Friday proposed that the Mekong-Republic of Korea Summit be resumed in 2025 after a five-year hiatus to reaffirm at the highest level the commitment to a self-reliant, prosperous, and people-centred Mekong-Korea community.

(VOVWORLD) -Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on Friday welcomed the first flight of Ethiopian Airlines, which marked the first direct flight from Africa to Vietnam with a frequency of four flights per week.