(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday requested the establishment of an international financial center in Vietnam with a transparent and open legal environment, and a modern infrastructure that meets development needs and aligns with global trends and Vietnam's specific conditions.

(VOVWORLD) - The funeral of former Politburo member and former President Tran Duc Luong will be held with national mourning etiquette.

(VOVWORLD) - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and his family inform the public with deep grief of the passing of Mr. Tran Duc Luong, former Politburo member, former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, former Chairman of the Council for National Defense and Security.

(VOVWORLD) - Two Israeli Embassy employees were killed in a shooting on Wednesday night near the Jewish Museum in Washington DC.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea's military says North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the sea from the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN and several countries on Wednesday condemned Israeli forces for opening fire on a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always attaches great importance to strengthening and advancing its long-term sustainable development partnership with Sweden, considering Sweden one of Vietnam’s leading partners in Northern Europe, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary To Lam, Head of the Central Steering Committee on Preventing and Controlling Corruption, Negativity, and Wastefulness, chaired a meeting with the Party Central Committee’s Internal Affairs Commission in Hanoi on Thursday, where he emphasized the critical role of internal affairs in ensuring national stability and long-term development.

(VOVWORLD) - The upgrade of Vietnam–France relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in October 2024 has laid a pivotal foundation for advancing stronger, deeper, and more effective ties between the two nations, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked for a fundamental shift in the mindset for law-making, changing from passive implementation to a proactive and flexible approach aimed at fostering development and better serve the people and businesses.