(VOVWORLD) - The 10th Vietnam-Japan Festival began in Da Nang on Friday, featuring a range of activities that are attracting large crowds of locals and tourists.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam values its defense cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, said Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defense General Nguyen Tan Cuong.

(VOVWORLD) - The Permanent Mission of Vietnam in Geneva has co-hosted a side event themed "Transforming Food Systems to Adapt to Climate Change and Ensure the Right to Food: Sharing Experiences and Practices," in collaboration with the delegations of Bangladesh, Mexico, and the Netherlands.

(VOVWORLD) - On the occasion of the 249th anniversary of the United States' Independence Day (July 4, 1776 – July 4, 2025) and the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States (July 12, 1995 – July 12, 2025), on Friday, General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh extended congratulatory messages to US President Donald Trump.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense fully supports the deepening of defense cooperation between the armed forces of Vietnam and Thailand, said Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang at a meeting in Hanoi on Saturday with General Songwit Noonpackdee, Chief of Defense Forces of Thailand.

(VOVWORLD) - The Beautiful Living Youth Awards 2025 was launched at a press conference in Hanoi on Friday to encourage young people to study and follow President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality, and lifestyle.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam encourages and supports Japanese enterprises to expand their investment in Vietnam, particularly in sectors matching Japan's advantages and Vietnam's priority such as semiconductor and renewable energy, especially biomass power, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung said during a meeting in Hanoi on Friday with Honna Hitoshi, Representative Director and President of Japan’s Erex Corporation.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said on Friday it would probably be known in 24 hours whether the Palestinian militant group Hamas has agreed to accept what he has called a "final proposal" for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza.

(VOVWORLD) - The two-tier local government model has been operating smoothly and has received strong public support, Party General Secretary To Lam said at a meeting in Hanoi on Friday on reorganizing the apparatus and administrative units.