[VOVWORLD] - Hai Phong announced on Thursday the Prime Minister's decisions on two major economic development projects and officially launched the Hai Phong Free Trade Zone.

[VOVWORLD] - Ho Chi Minh City plans to hold a memorial and burial ceremony in August for remains of fallen soldiers recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park, municipal authorities said at a conference on Thursday.

[VOVWORLD] - Saudi Arabia and 13 other Middle Eastern nations have established a special maritime security alliance to protect the safety of shipping lanes in the region.

[VOVWORLD] - Passenger numbers have increased by nearly 40% compared to the same period last year, just one month after Ho Chi Minh City introduced free bus services on 134 routes.

[VOVWORLD] - The Indian government has officially approved the import of fresh Vietnamese durian, opening a promising new market for Vietnam’s durian industry and further strengthening agricultural trade relations between the two countries.

[VOVWORLD] - The press must continue to strengthen its role as Vietnam's mainstream source of information, inspire aspirations for national development, and promote humanistic values across society, Trinh Van Quyet, Head of the Party Central Committee's Communication, Education and Mass Mobilization Commission, said at a meeting with press agencies in Hanoi on Thursday. 

[VOVWORLD] - The Naval Region 3 Command hosted a welcoming ceremony for the USS George Washington aircraft carrier in Da Nang on Thursday for its fourth visit to Vietnam.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam and New Zealand need to adopt breakthrough measures to raise two-way trade to 3 billion USD, said Prime Minister Le Minh Hung during his meeting in Hanoi on Thursday with New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Caroline Beresford.

[VOVWORLD] - An APEC workshop on promoting digital transformation for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the era of artificial intelligence was held on Thursday by the Secretariat for APEC Vietnam 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Department of Private Enterprise and Collective Economy Development under the Ministry of Finance.

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has urged the Southeast Asia Semiconductor Association (SEMI Southeast Asia) to further connect its members with investment opportunities in Vietnam, expand partnerships with local enterprises, and provide policy advice and technical expertise to help Vietnam participate in the association's activities and in regional and global semiconductor ecosystems.