(VOVWORLD) - 4.5 million Vietnamese people are living in 109 countries and territories around the world. These days, many of them are coming home to celebrate the Lunar New Year and perhaps seek business opportunities. Vietnam has adopted policies to capitalize on Overseas Vietnamese’ resources.

(VOVWORLD) - Da Nang city has appealed philanthropists to help disadvantaged children enjoy the Lunar New Year.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2018 Winter Olympics will open in Pyongchang, South Korea, on Friday. The 17-day event is not just a sports competition but also an opportunity for the two Koreas to improve their ties. North Korea’s sending its officials and athletes to the event isseen by many as a hopeful sign.

(VOVWORLD) -The 2018 Homeland Spring program, entitled “Vietnam’s Bright Future”, was held Wednesday in Hanoi for overseas Vietnamese from around the world who have returned home for Tet.

(VOVWORLD) - A Blueprint for Fisheries Management and Environmental Cooperation in the East Sea, a tool to improve management and maintain stability in the East Sea, was introduced by the US’s Center for Strategic and International Studies last year. This is the first product of the CSIS Expert Working Group on the East Sea, which seeks to create a feasible model for claimants to manage maritime disputes.

(VOVWORLD) -The final talks on German’s new coalition government are taking longer than expected. Negotiations have progressed but there remain some unresolved impediments to a final agreement. The extended negotiations are to resolve a political standoff that has existed since the federal election last September.

(VOVWORLD) -Repeated floods in the central region in late 2017 devastated the lives of local people. With support from people nationwide, the flood victims have gradually stabilized their lives and prepared for the Lunar New Year celebration.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam-Lao traditional friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation is a rare relationship in the world and an important factor for the two countries’ development. Bilateral cooperation at various levels and between localities have been strengthened over the past years.

(VOVWORLD) -Since its foundation on February 3, 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam’s guidelines have lived up to Vietnam’s aspirations for national independence and socialism. The Party has capitalized on the strength of national unity.

(VOVWORLD) - The Afghan capital of Kabul has over the past few days been repeatedly shocked by attacks which have claimed many lives. They were the bloodiest attacks every since the US and NATO suspended their military involvement in Afghanistan in 2014.