[VOVWORLD] - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) held a conference on Thursday to implement the Politburo’s decision on its functions and tasks as a public service unit under the Party Central Committee.

[VOVWORLD] - Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said Vietnam has prepared contingency plans to protect its citizens and is coordinating with Iran and neighboring countries to ensure the safety of Vietnamese vessels, seafarers and nationals, as well as their evacuation from conflict zones.

[VOVWORLD] - President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Doan Minh Huan held separate meetings on Wednesday with the Australian and Indian ambassadors to Vietnam to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in training senior officials.

[VOVWORLD] - HCMC People’s Committee has issued a plan outlining activities to commemorate major national holidays and key historical and political events throughout 2026, including events to mark the 51st anniversary of the Liberation of the South on April 30 and the 140th anniversary of International Workers’ Day on May 1.

[VOVWORLD] - The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday released a further 2.3 million USD in aid for Cuba, “to help deliver food and safe drinking water to those who need it most.”

[VOVWORLD] - Iran launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and US bases in the Middle East on Wednesday, the 33rd day of the conflict.

[VOVWORLD] - Four astronauts blasted off on Wednesday for a voyage around the moon. NASA's Artemis II mission, its first crewed lunar mission in half a century, lifted off at the Kennedy Space Center at 6:35PM Wednesday, carrying US astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

[VOVWORLD] - US President Donald Trump has told The Telegraph he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO after it failed to join his military operations against Iran. The US President said removing America from the defence treaty was now “beyond reconsideration”.

[VOVWORLD] - Quang Ninh Province and Hai Phong City on Wednesday launched a sea tourism route connecting Ha Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay.

[VOVWORLD] - The missions of Vietnam, Sweden and Uruguay to the United Nations and some international organizations co-hosted an event titled “Women Breaking Barriers,” marking the conclusion of Women’s Month at the UN.