(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on Friday afternoon for Brazil to attend the expanded BRICS Summit and engage in bilateral activities, at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, paid a courtesy visit to President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang on Thursday, during which Mr. Yang praised Vietnam’s development achievements and steadfast commitment to multilateralism, international law, and the UN Charter.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on Thursday held their fourth telephone conversation in the past six weeks, during which they discussed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan underscored Vietnam’s notable progress in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in recent years, affirming its consistent commitment to these priorities.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran remains committed to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and its Safeguards Agreement, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday, a day after Tehran enacted a law suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s GDP growth is estimated to be 7.6% in the second quarter and 7.3% in the first half of this year, Minister and Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son said Thursday at the regular Government press conference for June.

(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%.