[VOVWORLD] - Iranian entities must be prepared to escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and wider region, an Iranian official said, adding that Tehran would conduct a "timely and precise" military attack to break the US naval blockade if diplomacy failed.

[VOVWORLD] - Thai Nguyen province’s imports and exports have totaled an estimated 38.2 billion USD since the start of the year, up 28.3% year over year.

[VOVWORLD] - The second edition of the political-art programme “To Quoc Trong Tim” (The Fatherland in Our Hearts) is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam will develop quantum technology through research, technology transfer and practical application projects. Deputy Director of the National Innovation Centre (NIC) Vo Xuan Hoai spoke at the launch of the Vietnam–Asia Quantum Summit 2026 last weekend that Vietnam needs to proactively engage in the quantum sector while the global ecosystem is still taking shape.

[VOVWORLD] - The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence held a gathering in Hanoi on Monday for leaders of agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mark the 81st anniversary of the Traditional Days of the People’s Public Security Force (August 19, 1945–2026) and the diplomatic sector (August 28, 1945–2026).

[VOVWORLD] - Today, August 17, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at ending hostilities between the US and Iran expired after its 60-day term with no progress made toward resuming negotiations.

[VOVWORLD] - India and Vietnam share a special relationship marked by warmth and depth, rooted in centuries of Buddhist, trade, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges, said Dr. Vipra Pandey, Consul General of India in Ho Chi Minh City.

[VOVWORLD] - Hanoi People’s Committee has issued a plan to implement the Government’s Resolution 158 and the municipal Party Committee’s action program to implement Politburo Resolution 2 on building and developing Hanoi in the new era. The plan aims to transform the capital into a “cultured-civilized-modern-happy” city.

[VOVWORLD] - As of Sunday, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the death toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country’s history.

[VOVWORLD] - Visitors to Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City are offered virtual reality technology to revisit the historic Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945, when President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence.