(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of the other 27 EU countries approved new terms for the UK’s exit from the bloc on Thursday. EU Council President Donald Tusk said approval by the British parliament and the European Parliament will be the last hurdles to surmount.

(VOVWORLD) - Activities are taking place across Vietnam in response to the national campaign “Nation joins hands to support the poor” and “Month for the poor 2019” which will until November 11.

(VOVWORLD) - Fighting against distortion and hostility and defending Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought are the primary tasks of Party building and rectification. According to Professor Doctor Vu Van Hien, Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam, it’s important to resolutely implement the Politburo’s resolution 35 on defending the Party’s ideological foundation and criticizing distortion and hostile allegations.

(VOVWORLD) - The tariff dispute between the US and the EU may flare up again over subsidies for aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus. The confrontation has intensified since the WTO authorized the US to impose tariffs on about 7.5 billion USD worth of European goods. Trade relations could turn into a trade war costly to both sides.

(VOVWORLD) - China’s vessel Haiyang Yizhi 8 and its escorts encroaching in Vietnamese waters have revoked a backlash internationally. China’s activities have put the region and the world at risk and triggered a negative reaction.

(VOVWORLD) - The world has seen fighting between the Turkish Army and the Kurds in northeastern Syria over the past few days, after the US withdrew its troops from the region. Although Turkish leaders insisted that the offensive, dubbed Operation Peace Spring, will not penetrate more than 30km into Syrian territory, there is concern that a full-scale war is imminent.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Travel Awards Asia & Oceania Gala will take place at the Vinpearl Convention Centre in Phu Quoc on Saturday. This is the first time Vietnam has hosted this event.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Party Politburo’s determination to pursue the goal of national independence in association with socialism based on Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought is defined in Decree 35 dated May 30, 2019. Adhering to the Party platform, guidelines and policies are the way Vietnamese Communists stand against provocation and distortion by hostile forces who attempt to undermine Vietnam’s path to socialism.

(VOVWORLD) - China’s survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi-8 and its escorts have conducted regular oil exploration activities and expanded operations in the Tu Chinh-Vung May or Vanguard Bank region of Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone. The Chinese vessels’ activities have seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty and jurisdiction rights as defined in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to which Vietnam and China are both signatories.

(VOVWORLD) - Health insurance is partly subsidized by the state with the involvement of functional agencies under the Health Insurance Law. Social insurance agencies have launched measures to extend health insurance coverage to all Vietnamese citizens.