VOV.VN - Former World Chess champion Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) was held to a draw with Le Quang Liem (Vietnam) in the third round of the ongoing FIDE World Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

VOV.VN - Incumbent Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is also incumbent chairman of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, reaffirmed Cambodia’s policy of strengthening the long-standing friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, during his phone talks with Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on August 5.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue who is currently on an official visit to Indonesia received the leaderships of major Indonesian business groups on August 5.

VOV.VN - The government held a regular monthly meeting for July in Hanoi on August 5 to review national socio-economic performance in July and outline orientations for August and beyond, with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in the chair.

VOV.VN - The 34th World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC 2023) kicked off in Hanoi on July 20, drawing the participation of 65 national teams, including over 300 students and 145 jury members from across the world.

President Vo Van Thuong received Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, outgoing Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam, in Hanoi on July 3.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese were among eight found dead in a devastating night club fire in downtown capital Phnom Penh, Cambodia, last weekend.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has stepped up the tough, protracted battle against corruption over the past few years, with some of notorious graft scandals being brought to court.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 29 received a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Sanjaya Panth, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, who are on a working trip in Vietnam for Article IV consultation.

The eighth ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network (APCN) Conference successfully concluded on June 15 after three days of sitting under the chair of Vietnam.