(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone co-chaired the 47th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee for Bilateral Cooperation on Thursday in Vientiane.

(VOVWORLD) - Raging wildfires surrounded Los Angeles on Wednesday, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds of homes and stretching firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit, as more than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate.

(VOVWORLD) - Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but is unlikely to become a U.S. state, Denmark's foreign minister said on Wednesday after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out force to take control of the Arctic island.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Vientiane on Thursday morning for a two-day working visit to Laos.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is committed to deepening ties with African countries, including Togo, President Luong Cuong said at Wednesday’s reception in Hanoi for Togo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Togolese Abroad, Robert Dussey, who is on a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that Japan continue to provide financial support, promote new-generation ODA for Vietnam in line with the current situation with preferential interest rates, simple mechanisms, flexible procedures, and quick implementation to give a boost to major infrastructure projects.

(VOVWORLD) - Quang Ninh province attracted nearly 2.9 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) and became Vietnam’s top 5 recipient of FDI in 2024.

(VOVWORLD) - A groundbreaking ceremony for a 2 million USD project to preserve the Mo Muong cultural heritage was held in Hop Phong commune, the northwestern province of Hoa Binh, on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The huge rise in the value of technology stocks in 2024 has vastly increased the wealth of the world's 500 richest people, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh vowed that greater efforts will be made to achieve targets of the 2021-2025 five-year plan at the highest level, as he addressed a government review meeting on Wednesday.