(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh applauded the oil and gas industry’s achievements in 2024, which he said have made important contributions to national development, especially to energy, food, economic and social security and national sovereignty over the sea and islands.

(VOVWORLD) -South Korea’s new Acting President Choi Sang-mok has said the government will do its utmost to ensure that the nation's security, unwavering economy, and stable public order are maintained so that the safety of the state and the daily lives of the people are not disrupted.

(VOVWORLD) -A convoy carrying food aid has arrived in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, for the first time since civil war erupted in April 2023.

(VOVWORLD) -The United Nations Security Council on Friday authorized an African Union stabilization and support mission in Somalia - known as AUSSOM that will replace a larger African Union (AU) anti-terrorism operation from January 1, 2025.

(VOVWORLD) -“Giving is forever” is the motto of the volunteer group led by Dang Ngoc Mai, born in 1960, residing in Thanh An hamlet, Hoa Thanh commune, Tam Binh district, Vinh Long province. The group members include retired elderly people, people with stable economic conditions, and Vietnamese living abroad who are passionate about doing charity work.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese and Chinese Coast Guards conducted their fourth joint patrol in 2024 in the northern waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of Mong Cai City in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh Province and Dongxing City in China's Guangxi Province.

(VOVWORLD) - The Naval Region 4 Command held a see-off ceremony on December 26 for working delegations and ships leaving Cam Ranh Military Port to pay a pre-Tet (Lunar New Year) visit to officers, soldiers and people on the islands of Truong Sa (Spratly) district.

(VOVWORLD) - A gala night was held in Hanoi on December 20, as part of the second exchange program “Vietnam Coast Guard and Friends” in 2024, has delivered the message “Unity is strength”. Participants were law enforcement forces from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam and some international organizations.

(VOVWORLD) -The total trade value between Vietnam and the Philippines this year could reach 8.5 billion USD and the trade surplus is over 3 billion USD, said the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines.

(VOVWORLD) - US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.