(VOVWORLD) - Concentrations of heavy metals found in single servings of some chocolates and cocoa-based products are too low in most cases to pose a health risk to consumers, research set to be published on Thursday in the journal Frontiers shows.

(VOVWORLD) - President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta arrived in Hanoi on Wednesday evening, beginning his four-day state visit to Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage laid a wreath at the bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran early on Wednesday morning, an attack that drew threats of revenge and fuelled further concern that the conflict in Gaza was turning into a wider Middle East conflict.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on Wednesday chaired a meeting with the Assembly’s Committee for Culture and Education, Committee for Social Affairs, and Committee for Deputy Affairs to evaluate the work done since the beginning of the 15th term.

(VOVWORLD) -Emulation and reward work should be combined with inspection and timely rewarding of initiatives, examples of good people and good deeds, and rewarding the right people and the right jobs, said President To Lam.

(VOVWORLD) -During a State visit to India, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh continued to work with leaders of India's major corporations in New Delhi, on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Super yacht Grand Pioneers II cruise of Viet Thuan Group on Wednesday concluded its three-day, two-night journey through Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province.

(VOVWORLD) -The United States and Philippines are working to conclude and sign a key military intelligence sharing deal by the end of the year, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The EU and Vietnam have established different levels of cooperation and partnership, EC vice president Josep Borrell Fontelles said, adding that the current bilateral cooperation is not commensurate with the depth of the relationship in practice, so the EU wants to upgrade relations with Vietnam.