[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam's telecom giant Viettel was the biggest winner at this year’s International Business Awards (IBA 2026), with 17 golds, 8 silvers, and 3 bronzes, surpassing thousands of companies from 78 countries and territories.

[VOVWORLD] - El Nino is forecast to reach record levels, bringing severe drought and potentially pushing tens of millions more people into poverty and hunger worldwide.

[VOVWORLD] - The 5th Techcombank Hanoi International Marathon, scheduled for October 4, is expected to attract 14,000 runners from 55 countries and territories.

[VOVWORLD] - US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Thursday the US military possesses sufficient resources to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, amid conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran regarding control over the Strait of Hormuz.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam is hosting the Miss World pageant for the first time, welcoming 120 contestants for a month-long series of events at multiple locations in the country, organizers told the media on Thursday.

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Minister of National Defense Nguyen Van Gau is visiting the US to draw on US expertise in identifying fallen soldiers' remains and to seek ways to standardize the identification process in Vietnam.

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra has called for a greater effort to complete the database on martyrs’ graves to support the location, collection, and identification of martyrs' remains.

[VOVWORLD] - Five economies—Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam, collectively referred to as MITPV the “Fabulous Five”—are shaping ASEAN’s next growth cycle, said a global expert.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam and New Zealand have issued a joint statement on the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam’s state visit to New Zealand from 12-13 August at the invitation of New Zealand Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro.

[VOVWORLD] - General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation departed Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday evening successfully concluding their state visit to New Zealand at the invitation of New Zealand Governor-General Cindy Kiro.