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19/02/2026

Quang Ngai tightens control over IUU fishing during Tet holiday

(VOVWORLD) -During the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, fishing ports in Quang Ngai have kept working with the port management board and border guard forces maintaining around the clock duty. They checked vessels entering and leaving the port, seafood production and vessel monitoring systems (VMS) to crack down on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Quang Ngai tightens control over IUU fishing during Tet holiday
19/02/2026

Party leader arrives in US for Gaza Board of Peace’s inaugural meeting

(VOVWORLD) -The special aircraft carrying Party General Secretary To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation touched down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland (USA) on Wednesday noon (local time). The Party leader was set to attend the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace at the invitation of President Donald Trump, also the Board’s Founding Chairman.

Party leader arrives in US for Gaza Board of Peace’s inaugural meeting
18/02/2026

Iran, US agree on guiding principles for a potential deal

(VOVWORLD) - Iran and the United States have reached consensus on a set of “guiding principles” during talks in Geneva, Switzerland, marking an important step forward in efforts to ease one of the world’s longest and most complex geopolitical tensions.

Iran, US agree on guiding principles for a potential deal
18/02/2026

Sanae Takaichi re-elected as Japan’s Prime Minister

(VOVWORLD) - Sanae Takaichi was re-elected as Japan’s Prime Minister on Wednesday at an extraordinary session of the National Diet, following the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) historic landslide victory in the February 8 general election.

Sanae Takaichi re-elected as Japan’s Prime Minister
18/02/2026

Party leader calls for advancing comprehensive diplomacy to new height

(VOVWORLD) - The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam marks a historic milestone, paving the way for the country to enter a new era. The 14th National Party Congress identified foreign affairs as a vital and regular task which will be advanced in a comprehensive manner at a new level. On February 18, Party General Secretary To Lam published an article entitled “Advancing Comprehensive Diplomacy to a New Height.”

Party leader calls for advancing comprehensive diplomacy to new height
18/02/2026

Vietnamese Ambassador presents credentials to President of Palestine

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Arab Republic of Egypt, concurrently accredited to the State of Palestine, Nguyen Nam Duong, presented his credentials to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, officially assuming his role as Vietnam’s non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Palestine.

Vietnamese Ambassador presents credentials to President of Palestine