(VOVWORLD) -The 2026 election reflects Vietnam’s governance capacity and political maturity, Deputy Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Rizvie Salih wrote in an exclusive article for VOV on the occasion of the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, scheduled for Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations chaired a number of consultations with regional groups and member states at UN agencies in Geneva on Monday and Tuesday in his capacity as President-designate of the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

(VOVWORLD) -A high-level executive leadership forum focusing on strengthening Vietnam-US relations through technology cooperation was jointly held in Washington D.C. on Wednesday by the Embassy of Vietnam in the US, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University, and the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC).

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, who heads the National Election Council, said that now, three days left before the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, preparations have been implemented rigorously, on schedule, and in accordance with the law.

(VOVWORLD) - World's leading pyrotechnicians will gather at the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2026) from May 30 to July 11 to compete for the best fireworks performances, the event's organizer announced on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Smart Factory Expo 2026 (VSE 2026), to be held from June 24-26, will help accelerate digital transformation in manufacturing and processing industries, organizer National Innovation Center (NIC) has said.

(VOVWORLD) - Hue City Library on Wednesday opened an exhibition of more than 350 books, photos, paintings, and documents on the history and development of Vietnam's National Assembly.

(VOVWORLD) -Foreign media and researchers have given assessments of Vietnam's National Assembly and People's Council elections for the 2026-2031 term, calling it a crucial political event for national development.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam has requested that special attention be paid to institutionalizing, within this year, the core contents of the 14th National Party Congress documents during the process of finalizing the Draft Plan on Legislative Orientation for the 16th National Assembly term.

(VOVWORLD) -The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution designating October 1 as International Coffee Day, aiming to raise global awareness of the economic, social and cultural significance of coffee and its role in sustainable development.