(VOVWORLD) - General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Deputy Minister of National Defense, led a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Retreat, ADMM Retreat, which took place in Penang, Malaysia on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of Malaysian Defense Minister Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin.

(VOVWORLD) - The International Committee for the UN Day of Vesak (ICDV) and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) convened their second meeting on Wednesday to prepare for the Vesak Day 2025 celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) -ASEAN, whose centrality has been acknowledged by its major partners, should enhance its strategic autonomy in an increasingly volatile world, according to a high-level discussion at the 2nd ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) on Wednesday in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met in Hanoi on Wednesday with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, who is on a visit to Vietnam and attending the 2nd ASEAN Future Forum.

(VOVWORLD) -President Luong Cuong on Wednesday received Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who is visiting Vietnam and attending the 2nd ASEAN Future Forum in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam and New Zealand on Wednesday issued a joint statement on upgrading bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, on the official visit to Vietnam by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship, replacing a 35-year-old visa for investors.

(VOVWORLD) - Ensuring public health remains a priority in Vietnam’s socio-economic development strategy, State President Luong Cuong affirmed at a meeting with a delegation of distinguished medical professionals in Hanoi on Wednesday, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27, 1955 – 2025).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is a top partner of Malaysia in the region, said Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at a working breakfast with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday, while attending the 2nd ASEAN Future Forum in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Ukraine has agreed to the terms of a minerals deal with the US and could sign it Friday, coinciding with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's planned visit to the US, Western media reported.