[VOVWORLD] - The 16th National Assembly met on Wednesday to begin the second phase’s its first extraordinary session until August 24. Deputies held group discussions on the proposal to consolidate four National Target Programs into a single program, as well as on policy directions for law amendments.

[VOVWORLD] - People-to-people diplomacy has been identified as one of the six pillars of the newly upgraded Vietnam-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

[VOVWORLD] - Officials in Qinghai Province, China, reported damage to homes as well as localized power and water outages following a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that hit the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture at 5:36 a.m. on Wednesday.

[VOVWORLD] - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday hat the US has no plans to talk with Iran, adding that the Strait of Hormuz remains "open and operating" despite limited shipping traffic and reports of an attack on a vessel departing the waterway.

[VOVWORLD] - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, with 2,320 deaths, ‌according to government data.

[VOVWORLD] - The UAE has halted all trade, commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran until further notice amid heightened regional tensions, the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday, hours after the UAE said it detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran.

[VOVWORLD] - To ensure thorough preparation for the 2026–2027 academic year, Quang Ninh province is focusing on a comprehensive infrastructure upgrade, including the construction of 15 new schools and the provision of additional facilities at existing institutions.

[VOVWORLD] - Through the Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative (VWAI), the Embassy of Vietnam in the US is connecting records, data, witnesses, and technology to support the location, recovery, and identification of fallen soldiers' remains.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnamese technology startup EON Tech has become Vietnam’s second company to achieve OpenAI Select Partner status, joining tech giant FPT in the global partner network of OpenAI, the US company behind ChatGPT, EON Tech said Tuesday.

[VOVWORLD] - The spirit of the August Revolution has continued to shape Vietnam over the past 81 years, evolving from the struggle for independence into efforts to build and develop a stronger nation.