(VOVWORLD) -National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines launched its first direct flight from Hanoi to Milan, Italy, on Monday, marking its 10th direct route to Europe.

(VOVWORLD) -French President Emmanuel Macron shared his first phone call in three years with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, a step toward the resumption of high-level dialogue between two nations who play key roles in the international community.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Senate, controlled by the Republican Party, passed President Donald Trump’s comprehensive domestic policy package on Tuesday by a vote of 51 to 50.

(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary To Lam, Head of the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, chaired a conference to review the committee’s performance in the first half of 2025 and outline key tasks for the second half. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also attended the event.

(VOVWORLD) - The apparatus restructuring with the two-tier local government model is a bold and necessary decision as Vietnam advances toward a more sustainable, efficient, and competitive development model, said Ms. Rachel Isenschmid, Secretary of the Switzerland–Vietnam Economic Forum (SVEF).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is committed to deepening its Strategic Partnership with Italy, especially through stronger ties with the Lombardy region.

(VOVWORLD) - The film "Love in Vietnam" premiered at the Ariyana International Convention Palace in Da Nang on Tuesday as part of the 2025 Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF 2025). The event drew numerous artists, filmmakers, and international guests.

(VOVWORLD) - The Argentinean Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), hosted a workshop in Hanoi titled “Argentina-Vietnam Business Opportunities” in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Renewing international development cooperation is not just a strategic choice but an urgent necessity to achieve global development goals, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), on Tuesday in Seville, Spain.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting of the Government Party Committee on Tuesday to review the draft Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Planning.