(VOVWORLD) - The Houthis claimed Sunday to have shot down a US F-18 fighter jet during an attack on an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Sunday the initiation of combat testing for the latest Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, emphasizing the historical significance of this event for Russia's missile and space industries.

(VOVWORLD) - "2024 has been a very extraordinary year for Vietnam," said Ling Dequan, a veteran journalist at the Xinhua News Agency who has spent many years working in and researching Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert US control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Central American passage and drawing a sharp rebuke from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.

(VOVWORLD) - President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favored allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign.

(VOVWORLD) -The US’s Financial Times on Sunday reported that President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is pushing to pull the US out of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the first day of the new administration. Experts warn of the catastrophic impact on global health.

(VOVWORLD) -South Korea's main opposition party threatened on Monday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo should he fail to approve legislation to launch a special counsel investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed bid to impose martial law.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City is aware of its great mission and responsibility in the new era of national rise and determined to shoulder this mission, not only for the city, but for the entire southeast region and the southern key economic zone, said Phan Van Mai, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on Sunday visited the Archbishop’s Residence in Hanoi, the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North), and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics to deliver greetings for Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025.

(VOVWORLD) -The railway line linking Lao Cai, Hanoi, and Hai Phong is a major project that must be completed as quickly as possible, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said Sunday, adding that procedures should be shortened to ensure the project’s prompt completion.