(VOVworld) – Nha Trang city in Khanh Hoa province will host the 1st Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) and related meetings of Vietnam’s APEC Year 2017. SOM1 will consist of 80 meetings from February 18 to March 3 involving some 2,500 delegates.

(VOVworld) – The 2nd ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine, which was signed 2 years ago in Minsk, Belarus, has failed to end the violence.

(VOVworld)- Preliminary US satellite data has shown that sea ice around Antarctica has shrunk to the smallest as a result of global warming.

(VOVworld) – Ho Chi Minh City has been developing Oriental medicine streets in District 5 into an attractive tourism destination while helping pharmaceutical and medicinal expand their business.

(VOVworld) –Oroville Dam, the US’s tallest dam and one of the world’s 20 largest dams, is in danger of collapse because of heavy rainfall. California is working to minimize potential losses.

(VOVworld)-Vietnam’s economic model in the post-renewal process has yielded high growth rates and helped the majority of the population escape poverty. But increasing social inequality has become an issue of concern for authorities.

(VOVworld)-HCM city needs to build additional 81,000 social houses by 2020 to meet the demand for low-income housing. An estimated 476,000 families in the city lack stable accommodation.

(VOVworld)- More than a quarter of British employers believe that the EU nationals they employ are considering leaving their jobs and possibly the UK in 2017 in the wake of last year’s Brexit vote. This is creating significant problems in sectors heavily reliant on migrant workers.

(VOVworld) – Since Donald Trump was sworn into the office on January 20, observers have been uncertain about US-China economic ties.

(VOVworld) – Valentine’s Day is in the air – red roses, sweet chocolate, and delicate gifts symbolizing love.