[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has proposed that Vietnam and Australia further strengthen political trust through high-level exchanges and existing cooperation mechanisms, expand defense and security ties, and boost trade and investment with the goal of raising bilateral trade to 20 billion USD.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have agreed to enhance exchanges at all levels, deepen defense and security cooperation, and expand collaboration in areas such as the defense industry, cybersecurity, combating transnational crime, and addressing non-traditional security challenges.

[VOVWORLD] - Political relations between Vietnam and New Zealand are growing more trustworthy, said Tran Hai Hau, Vietnam’s first Ambassador to New Zealand, in an interview with VOV on the occasion of General Secretary and President Tô Lâm’s state visit to New Zealand.

[VOVWORLD] - Lawmakers on Tuesday gave opinions on the draft Urban Development Law, focusing on urban management, decentralization and delegation of authority to local administrations, expanding development space, and mobilizing resources for urban growth.

[VOVWORLD] - Iran and Oman have agreed on a transit map for the Strait of Hormuz and are discussing technical details, including mine clearance, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday.

[VOVWORLD] - At least 13 people were killed and dozens of others injured in an overnight drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk targeting both civilian and industrial sites, officials said on Monday.

[VOVWORLD] - A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, killing 132 people, injuring 570 others, and damaging tens of thousands of buildings.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese exchanged three joint statements and witnessed the exchange of seven cooperation documents between Vietnam and Australia in Canberra on Tuesday.

[VOVWORLD] - The ongoing state visit to Australia by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam is winning rave reviews from major news outlets and experts.

[VOVWORLD] - The Ho Chi Minh City High Command said on Monday that 256 sets of martyrs’ remains have been recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park since June 23.