(VOVWORLD) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that about 800 million people, including 500 million in Asia-Pacific, suffer from hunger. The FAO says one third of food produced in the world for human consumption every year worth 750 billion USD gets lost or wasted. If food loss and waste is reduced, the world will have more food to feed 2 billion people.

(VOVWORLD) -The 3rd ASEAN Senior Official Meeting (SOM) begins today in Ho Chi Minh City with 75 activities. The SOM-3Steering Committee says everything is in place to ensure logistics, reception, security, and the health of the delegates.

(VOVWORLD) -The revised Act on Residency of Foreign Nationals took effect in the Czech Republic on August 15. The Act, which has stirred controversy in Czech, regulates the conditions under which foreigners may enter Czech and sets the rules for issuing residency permits and visas.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc began an official visit to Thailand on Thursday to seek ways to boost the bilateral strategic partnership. The 3-day visit is made at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha.

(VOVWORLD) - Voice of Vietnam will host the ASEAN+3 Song Contest to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of ASEAN and the 72nd anniversary of Voice of Vietnam. The contest aims to increase cultural exchanges between ASEAN members and China, the Republic of Korea and Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - Venezuela’s relations with the US and certain other Latin American countries have been tense since the election of a new National Constituent Assembly with a mandate to revise Venezuela’s 1999 Constitution. Threats of military intervention have clouded Venezuela’s efforts to resolve its political and economic crisis, but Venezuelans are hoping the administration of Nicolas Maduro can restore Venezuela’s standing in South America.

(VOVWORLD) -High-tech agriculture is a key direction for economic development. A credit package of 4.4 million USD for high-tech and clean agriculture is considered a nudge for agricultural enterprises to expand production. But there remain obstacles to accessing the credit package.

(VOVWORLD) - Serious flooding has occurred in some South Asian countries. Landslides have caused major losses in Sierra Leone. Drought is affecting Greece. Earthquake has struck China. Over the past few days, many regions around the world have suffered great losses caused by natural disasters.

(VOVWORLD) - A woman was killed and dozens were injured on Saturday when hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and alt-right activists, clashed with counter-protesters in the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia.

(VOVWORLD) -Tension between the US and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has intensified with military moves and tough announcements from both sides. Observers say diplomatic measures are primary options to ease the tension.