(VOVWORLD) - Diverse activities have been held across Vietnam to celebrate Lord Buddha’s birthday which falls on May 12 this year.

(VOVWORLD) - In Monday’s group discussion, lawmakers agreed on the need to promulgate a law on personal data protection to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.

(VOVWORLD) -Indian authorities Monday announced the reopening of 32 airports for civilian flight operations. These airports had been closed down due to heightened tensions with Pakistan.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on Monday signed a joint statement on the establishment of the Vietnam-Belarus strategic partnership.

(VOVWORLD) -The current term of the National Assembly and People's Councils will end in early April 2026 instead of July 20, 2026 as prescribed, according to a proposal of the National Assembly Standing Committee presented by NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -Replying a reporter's question about Vietnam's response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's Sunday proposal to resume direct negotiations with Ukraine, spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on Monday that Vietnam welcomes this proposal.

(VOVWORLD) -President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko hosted a grand ceremony to welcome Party General Secretary To Lam, his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at the Independence Palace in the capital city of Minsk on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -The US and China have reached an agreement to cut tariffs on each other's goods after the two countries' negotiating teams concluded two days of high-level talks in Geneva, Switzerland, over the weekend.

(VOVWORLD) - US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said the fourth round of talks in Oman between the US and Iran on Tehran's nuclear program were encouraging, while Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described them as "difficult but useful".

(VOVWORLD) -The northern delta province of Thai Binh must develop strategic infrastructure, including economic and social infrastructure, especially transport infrastructure to serve its economic development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.