(VOVworld)- The 15th Shangri-La Dialogue has ended in Singapore amidst numerous security challenges and reduction of strategic trust between nations. At the event, Vietnam participated in several discussions to stress the importance of peace, national interests and responsibility in creating peace.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to delay sales tax increase until 2019 for the 2nd time in the context of Japan’s economy struggling to recover. The decision is expected to boost consumption while pressurizing public debt burden.

(VOVworld)- 105 years ago, President Ho Chi Minh left Vietnam on a trip abroad to seek a path for national liberation. He went with nothing but a great patriotism and returned with a bright future for the Vietnamese nation.

(VOVworld)- Extreme weather and unusual natural disasters are likely to increase this year. So, people in high-risk areas need to get prepared to minimize their losses from adverse weather conditions.

(VOVworld)- The UN Human Rights Council announced on Wednesday that at least 700 migrants died and many more went missing in the Mediterranean over the past few days. Meanwhile, the EU is still seeking a solution to the migrant crisis.

(VOVworld) – The election of the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils for the 2016-2020 term concluded successfully. It was organized with democratic with reforms to promote people’s rights. The voters have shown their responsibility and obligations in choosing the most deserving people to develop Vietnam.

(VOVworld)- The month-long European football championship (Euro 2016) will begin next Friday in Paris, France. Security has been tightened against a possible terrorist attack.

(VOVworld)- The Group 7 (G7) industrialized nations recently issued a joint statement on maritime security, denouncing China’s reclamation of islands in the East Sea. It demonstrates the international community’s growing concerns about the East Sea, where tensions are mounting because of Beijing’s flouting of international law.

(VOVworld)- The consumer price index (CPI) in May rose 2.28 %, the biggest increase in 5 years. Prices of 11 groups of commodity were higher than in the previous month. In the face of greater inflation pressure, the Vietnamese government is determined to curb inflation rate to below 5%.

(VOVworld)- The Iranian government has announced that Iranian pilgrims will not join the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, beginning in June.