[VOVWORLD] - The Hanoi People's Committee on Monday broke ground on three major large-scale affordable rental housing projects and five new urban metro lines (Lines 1, 2, 8, 10, and 14) in a bid to completely reshape the capital’s social welfare and transport landscape.

[VOVWORLD] - The National Press Forum 2026 concluded in Hai Phong city on Saturday with a strong message of innovation, ambition and strategic solutions for the development of Vietnam’s revolutionary press in the digital age.

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Foreign Minister Ngo Le Van has called on UNESCO and its member states to mobilize new and innovative resources, harness emerging technologies, and strengthen synergies between the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and other UNESCO cultural conventions.

[VOVWORLD] - Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, has been elected as a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the 2026-2035 term, becoming the first Vietnamese national to serve on the tribunal since its establishment in 1996. 

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has underscored that ensuring maritime safety, security, and freedom not only helps maintain peace, stability, and order at sea, but also underpins trade, energy security, food security, and global economic stability.

[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on Wednesday chaired a working session with the Steering Committee for summarizing 100 years of the Party's leadership of the Vietnamese Revolution by 2030, orienting the leadership of national development until 2130, and reviewing 40 years of implementing the Platform for national construction during the transitional period to socialism.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam, in its capacity as chair of the 35th Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), has called on countries to strengthen international cooperation, mobilize resources, and coordinate efforts to protect the marine environment while preserving peaceful and secure maritime spaces for sustainable development.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on Monday held a telephone conversation with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam has stressed the importance of creating greater opportunities for women to be acknowledged and to contribute and have opportunities to take on leadership roles within international legal processes and institutions.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN - Russia Commemorative Summit, scheduled to take place in Kazan, Russia, from June 16 to 18 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ahead of the summit, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang, Head of Vietnam’s ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation, shared insights with the press.