(VOVworld)- The relationship between Russia and Ukraine has turned a dangerous corner. Despite goodwill statements made after Ukraine elected a new President, both countries seem to be losing patience and moving closer to a violent conflict.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam is among the countries most affected by climate change. The National Strategy on Responding to Climate Change has called on international donors to engage in long-term projects. VOV reporter Thu Hoa looks at Vietnam’s international cooperation in responding to climate change, on the occasion of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s visit to Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – Iraq has become a center of conflict in the Middle East as jihadists have taken control of one third of the country, hoping to create an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), challenging the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and posing a security threat to the region.

(VOVworld)- The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, began an official visit to Vietnam on Monday to further strengthen diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.

(VOVworld) – At the 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council being held in Geneva, Switzerland, Vietnam said it accepted recommendations at the session in February during Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Second Cycle. Vietnam also informed the world of it’s achievements in ensuring human rights including freedom of belief and religion.

(VOVworld) – Human rights means humans are given favorable conditions by society to develop materially and spiritually. Vietnam’s human rights achievements, particularly in poverty reduction, have been acknowledged internationally.

(VOVworld) – President Ho Chi Minh appealed for a nationwide patriotic emulation movement on June 11, 1948. Since then, emulation movements have been repeatedly used to generate practical results in national construction and defense.

(VOVworld) – China’s illegal placement of oil rig Haiyang 981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf prior to the 24th ASEAN Summit and Asia Security Dialogue in Shangri-La was a surprise move, breaking its pledge to improve relations with ASEAN toward the signing of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) and damaging the region’s faith in “China’s peaceful rise”. VOV has the story “ASEAN-China – once trust has been lost”.

VOVworld)- Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi began a two-day official visit to Vietnam on Monday at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung. Matteo’s visit, the first one by an Italian PM to Vietnam since the two countries set up diplomatic ties in 1973, is intended to foster their strategic partnership.

(VOVworld) – Since China illegally placed its oil rig Haiyang 981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf last month and used several ships including military vessels to ram non-military Vietnamese ships representing Vietnam’s sovereignty and jurisdiction, Vietnam has remained committed to a peaceful response. Vietnam’s consistent policy has won international support.