(VOVworld) – An attempted coup conducted by a minority group in Turkey’s army on July 15 has been defeated. Although President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has taken control of the country, the coup will surely leave heavy consequences on Turkey’s politics, economics and society.

(VOVworld) – Less than a year after the November 2015 terror attacks that killed 130 people, the world has been shocked by another attack – this time an intentional vehicle attack on a crowd of people watching fireworks on France’s National Day July 14.

(VOVworld) – On July 12 the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague announced its ruling in the Philippines case against China’s nine-dash line claims of historical rights in the East Sea.

(VOVworld)- Foreign and Vietnamese scientists agreed that Vietnam needs more international research institutes where young scientists can do research and show their creativity. The scientists shared the view on the sidelines of the international workshop “Fundamental science and society” held within the framework of the 12th Meet Vietnam in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh province.

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is on an official visit to Mongolia to attend the 11th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Ulan Bator. The visit will be an opportunity for the two countries to discuss cooperative orientations while Vietnam’s participation at the ASEM summit will strengthen its status internationally.

(VOVworld) – The European Committee has officially implemented a new framework for Trans-Atlantic exchanges of personal data among legal executive agencies. After a long negotiation, the new framework has been activated to protect the fundamental rights of individuals when their data is transferred to the United States.

(VOVworld) – Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos is visiting Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The visit from July 11 to 14 is an important milestone in the relationship between the two countries.

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner the Komeito party won Japan's House of Councilors election on July 10. The result reflects the people’s trust in the ruling coalition and generates conditions for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to carry on his constitutional reform and economic policies, known as Abenomics.

(VOVworld)- The Government Inspectorate is collecting opinions from Ministries and sectors to fine-tune the draft revised anti-corruption law. The drive demonstrates the Vietnamese Party and government’s strong determination to combat corruption.

(VOVworld)- More than 100 mayors and city leaders are attending the 7th World Cities Summit which is taking place in Singapore from July 10 to 17.