[VOVWORLD] - Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission in Geneva, delivered remarks on Thursday at Japan’s 16th Trade Policy Review session at the WTO headquarters in Switzerland.

[VOVWORLD] - Regional media are closely following the visits by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam to Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines.

[VOVWORLD] - The United States and Iran reached ​an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Reuters, though U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to approve ‌it and Iranian state media said it had not been finalized.

[VOVWORLD] - The Vietnam AI Innovation Challenge 2026 was launched in Hanoi on Thursday, a milestone in advancing Vietnam’s innovation ecosystem in the era of artificial intelligence.

[VOVWORLD] - The World Health Organization recommended prioritizing three experimental treatments for the Bundibugyo strain ​of Ebola, including Mapp Biopharmaceutical's MBP134, Regeneron's maftivimab and Gilead Sciences' ‌antiviral remdesivir.

[VOVWORLD] - Swiss authorities said Thursday that a stabbing attack at the Winterthur train station near Zurich that wounded three people was an "act of terrorism".

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra and World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Vietnam Angela Pratt on Thursday agreed to promote effective cooperation between Vietnam and WHO for the goal of protecting people's health and sustainable development.

[VOVWORLD] - General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly met with King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at the Grand Palace on Thursday during their official visit to Thailand.

[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 Hue Vegetarian Food Festival opened on Thursday, bringing together 56 stalls with 100 vegetarian dishes from local temples, hotels, and restaurants.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and President To Lam arrived at Changi International Airport on Friday morning, beginning a 3-day state visit to Singapore. The Vietnamese leader is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue the same day.