(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam said on Saturday that the policy of merging provinces and cities and abolishing the district level nationwide is a major, strategic orientation of the Party Central Committee which is being urgently and resolutely delivered. He called this a revolution and an institutional breakthrough in preparation for a “hundred-year vision” of national development.

(VOVWORLD) -President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday attended the Vietnam-Brazil Economic Forum in Hanoi, where President Lula da Silva proposed that both sides create conditions for bilateral trade to reach 15 billion USD by 2030 from the current modest amount of 7.7 billion USD.

(VOVWORLD) -Da Nang must become an international trade center, an attractive destination for investors and tourists, and a place for talents and creative ideas, Party General Secretary To Lam said at a ceremony in Da Nang coastal city on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD)-Countries and international organizations on Friday sent their condolences to and pledged support for victims of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand.

(VOVWORLD) -A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck early afternoon in the Mandalay region, central Myanmar on Friday, killing more than 1,000 people, with nearly 2,380 injured and 30 missing.

(VOVWORLD) -Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Karl Van den Bossche spoke highly of the upcoming State visit to Vietnam by King Philippe and Queen Mathilde from next Monday to Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -Quang Ninh has officially launched tours on Bai Tu Long Bay, aiming to attract more tourists and achieving the goal of welcoming 20 million visitors this year.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia favors resolving the conflict with Ukraine through peaceful means, President Vladimir Putin said Friday in Murmansk, but he conditioned this on the elimination of the conflict's root causes and guarantees that Russia's interests would not be harmed.

(VOVWORLD) - The Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Friday engaged in a dialogue with members of the G77 and China regarding current challenges to international trade and development.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam attended an art program entitled “The Party in the Spring of Great Victory” in Da Nang city on Friday.