VOV.VN - After a brief period of milder weather, Northern Vietnam is expected to experience another heatwave, with temperatures forecast to climb up to 40°C in the coming days.

VOV.VN - The fifth Vietnam-Italy Defence Policy Dialogue was co-chaired by Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Matteo Perego di Cremnago, Undersecretary of State for Defence of Italy on July 2 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet Air on July 1 launched a new direct route connecting Hanoi (Vietnam) with Chengdu (China), aiming to boost summer travel demand and expand its growing network in the Chinese market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Dien Bien Provincial Police and Lao authorities have successfully dismantled several large cross-border drug trafficking networks, seizing nearly 2.5 tonnes of narcotics, 13 firearms, over 1,500 rounds of ammunition, and more than 10 tonnes of industrial explosives.

VOV.VN - Urbanization has often led to the loss of natural biodiversity. Even well-intentioned efforts to “green” open land can damage native ecosystems when done improperly. The long-term effort by Vietnamese Canadian scientist Dr. Dang Trung Phuoc to restore a natural sand dune in central Ottawa offers a compelling counterexample.

VOV.VN - AI Hay, a Vietnamese-developed platform that combines generative AI and social networking, announced the successful completion of its US$10 million Series A funding round on July 2.

Vietnam has attached much importance to its Strategic Partnership with Italy and wants to deepen the bilateral relations in a substantive and effective manner across all areas, including cooperation between its localities and Lombardy region, State Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has said.

VOV.VN - Venezuelan media on July 1 ran prominent coverage of Vietnam’s major shift in institutional reform, following the official launch of the two-tier local government model and the administrative boundary restructuring aimed at streamlining, improving effectiveness, and enhancing efficiency.

VOV.VN - A large team of 143 Vietnamese chess players are currently vying for the championship titles at the 23rd ASEAN+ Age-Group Championships taking place in Penang, Malaysia, from July 1 - 10.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has called for accelerating reforms of global financial governance institutions, sharing scientific and technological achievements, and mobilizing resources to support emerging drivers of growth.