(VOVWORLD) - Employees of the Beijing-based British travel company Koryo Tours traveled to the border city of Rason in northeastern North Korea on Thursday to survey new tourist destinations, according to the website of Koryo Tours.

(VOVWORLD) - A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a man to three years in jail for joining the Islamic State (IS) group, the country's first conviction since new legislation was introduced in 2023 banning participation in a terrorist group.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised SK Group’s global achievements, noting its role as one of the major investors in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The diverse cultural traditions of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic communities are an invaluable asset in building a powerful Vietnam, State President Luong Cuong said at a spring festival held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Can Tho city hosted a conference on Friday to discuss digital and green transformation for a project on sustainable development of one million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice cultivation associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta until 2030.

(VOVWORLD) - Lawmakers have agreed on the urgent need for a resolution to pilot special mechanisms and policies that promote science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

(VOVWORLD) - Achieving an ambitious 8% economic growth rate this year was a focus of the National Assembly’s extraordinary session on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and hopes that eventually, all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is set to further open its market to American agricultural products while seeking greater access for its own farm exports to the US, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said during a recent meeting with US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ban (Bauhinia) Flower Festival, a signature cultural event of Dien Bien Province, will be held from March 13-16, coinciding with the Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival for ethnic people in the region.