(VOVWORLD) - Yemen’s Houthi militia on Thursday threatened to punish the US for launching airstrikes against areas in Yemen under their control and vowed to continue attacking ships in international shipping lanes in support of the Palestinian people.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man and other top legislators of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)’s member countries attended a meeting of the AIPA Executive Committee in Vientiane on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese agriculture plays a particularly important role in ensuring food security, social stability, and livelihoods, and reducing poverty, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said at a commemoration of World Food Day 2024 in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam values the support of the United Nations and its Resident Coordinator Pauline Tamesis in fulfilling Vietnam’s Sustainable Development Goals and its development strategies and plans, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, said Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on Friday handed over appointment decisions to the newly-appointed Vietnamese ambassadors to the United Nations, Cambodia, Singapore and Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday lowered its key interest rate from 3.5% to 3.25%. The decision came after new figures showed inflation across the bloc had fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, with inflation in the eurozone falling to 1.7% in September, below the ECB's 2% target.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Union is strongly committed to Ukraine, and will continue to assist Ukraine in becoming a member, said EU leaders at a European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the October 7 attack last year that triggered the Gaza conflict, has been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, Israel said Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) concluded in Hanoi on Friday with the release of a resolution clarifying 10 specific targets and six action programmes in the 2024-2029 tenure.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is willing to increase cooperation and share its experience with Laos in drafting and amending the constitution and laws, and help Laos host meetings during its tenure as ASEAN Chair and Chair of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in 2024, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said Thursday.