(VOVWORLD) - Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Deputy Head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN, on Wednesday stressed that with over 80% of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) behind schedule, countries must strive to fully implement commitments made at the SDG Summit 2023 and the Summit of the Future in 2024 to bring the implementation of the 2030 Agenda back on track.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung and Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell co-chaired the fourth Australia-Vietnam Economic Partnership Meeting in Adelaide city of Australia on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea has completely cut off its road and rail routes to South Korea through the eastern and western areas of North Korea's southern border, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Wednesday that its peacekeepers near southern Lebanon’s Kfar Kila observed an Israeli Merkava tank firing at their watchtower.

(VOVWORLD) - The 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded on Wednesday with the signing of a joint communique and decisions made on further building up trade and economic ties, as well as organizational activities of the SCO permanent bodies.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s attendance at the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) will continue to implement Vietnam’s policy of integrating into the world, expand its multilateral diplomacy, promote priorities, and enhance the legislature’s role in, and its practical contributions to regional and global parliamentary cooperation mechanisms.

(VOVWORLD) -General Secretary and President To Lam on Thursday emphasized that as the country is facing a historic opportunity and entering an era of national rise, together with the entire Party, people, and army, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations play a pivotal role in implementing development goals.

(VOVWORLD) - The 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) opened in Hanoi on Thursday, gathering more than 1,000 delegates representing people from all social strata, ethnicities, and religions, armed forces, overseas Vietnamese, and Front officials at all levels.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday about efforts to surge security assistance to Ukraine and announced a new 425 million USD military aid package, the White House said.

(VOVWORLD) - Former One Direction singer Liam Payne was found dead outside a hotel in Buenos Aires after falling from his third-floor room balcony, Argentine police confirmed on Wednesday.