[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially opened on Thursday at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium, treating billions of viewers around the world to a spectacle celebrating Mexican culture and marking the start of the largest tournament in football history.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called on Hanoi to set higher development goals and standards commensurate with its role as the nation’s political and administrative centre, stressing that the capital must make greater contributions to the country’s double-digit growth target.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired a conference in Hanoi Thursday to review the performance of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform, stressing the need to further improve the quality of institutional development, law enforcement and operation of judicial agencies.

[VOVWORLD] - Thai Nguyen province’s economy has recorded strong growth, with several key indicators posting impressive results in the first five months of this year, laying an important foundation for the province to achieve double-digit growth this year.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital No. 7 at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) organized a workshop and a simulation exercise to respond to Ebola outbreak on Wednesday.

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau delivered a speech at the 31st Future of Asia Forum in Tokyo on Thursday, highlighting Vietnam’s vision for regional cooperation and sustainable development amid a rapidly changing global landscape.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called on the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to consider several cooperation orientations on official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam in the time to come, including support for Vietnam's industrialization and modernization, science, technology, innovation, labour productivity improvement, and national competitiveness enhancement.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on Thursday underscored the strategic importance of foreign affairs as a pioneering force in safeguarding national interests and creating favorable international conditions for Vietnam’s development in the new era.

[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off with a ceremony at the Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City on Thursday, just before group A's opening match between co-host Mexico and South Africa.

[VOVWORLD] - The UN will deploy a team of investigators to ​Lebanon next week to assess potential violations of international law by ‌all parties involved in the conflict there, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said Wednesday.