[VOVWORLD] - Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, will pay a State visit to the Philippines from May 31 to June 1.

[VOVWORLD] - The elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in January has opened up new opportunities for cooperation, particularly in science-technology and innovation between Vietnam and the EU, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung said during a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for visiting European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam is emerging as a key digital economy in the Asia-Pacific region, with 5G, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and cybersecurity seen as major drivers of future growth, according to the Digital Summit Hanoi 2026.

[VOVWORLD] - The ASEAN Future Forum 2026 will take place in Hanoi on June 9 and 10 under the theme “Shaping Our Future Together: Peace, Prosperity, People-Centered.”

[VOVWORLD] - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Monday announced a six-month Ebola response plan aimed at containing outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while strengthening epidemic preparedness across the African continent.

[VOVWORLD] - The Republic of Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff  (JSC) has confirmed that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched various projectiles including close-range ballistic missiles from the northwestern part of the country into the Yellow Sea on Tuesday.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has urged Can Tho city to shift its mindset from providing administrative services to proactively creating development opportunities.

[VOVWORLD] - A national conference was held in Hai Phong city on Tuesday to discuss opportunities and challenges amid digital transformation, green transition, deeper international integration, and a new development model to help Vietnam become a high-income, developed country by 2045.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on Tuesday called on Hanoi to adopt fresh thinking and new approaches while continuing to improve the two-tier local government model and build an administration that is closer to the people, faster, more transparent and more effective.

[VOVWORLD] - Iran said the United States had violated a ceasefire after the US conducted what it called defensive strikes in southern Iran.