(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s top badminton player Le Duc Phat jumped 7 places to earn the 61st spot on the world men’s singles ranking, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 17,000 children aged 1-5 in Ho Chi Minh City received measles vaccine during the four-day National Day holiday, as part of a city-wide campaign to help increase community immunity, and proactively prevent, control and reduce mortality rates caused by measles, said the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.

(VOVWORLD) -Ba Vi Secondary School, Ba To mountainous district, Quang Ngai province, held the opening ceremony of the new school year on Wednesday, one day earlier than other schools throughout Vietnam. It has more than 430 students and is one of the most difficult schools in the province.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Bangladesh are surpassing India as low-cost manufacturing export hubs, said the World Bank.

(VOVWORLD) -Turkey has requested to join BRICS, the group of emerging economies, said the spokesman for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

(VOVWORLD) - 31 foreign delegations from 15 countries have confirmed their participation in the second Friendship Dialogue to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 23 and 24, according to the municipal Department of External Relations.

(VOVWORLD) - Localities across Vietnam saw significant increases in the number of visitors during the recent four-day National Day holiday from August 31 to September 3.

(VOVWORLD) -Six Ukrainian officials, including cabinet ministers, submitted their resignations on Tuesday, and a presidential aide was dismissed as the ruling party signaled that a major government reshuffle is underway.

(VOVWORLD) -The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said 161,000 children in Gaza received polio vaccinations over two days, surpassing the agency's target of 156,500 children.

(VOVWORLD) - China's National Meteorological Center on Wednesday raised the warning for Typhoon Yagi to orange, the second most severe level in its color-coded 4-level warning system.