[VOVWORLD] - Vietnamese General Secretary and President To Lam's high-level visit to Thailand will act as a major driving force to deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, while charting a 50-year vision grounded in mutual economic complementarity and the two nations' pivotal roles in ensuring a stable, prosperous ASEAN, said Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister.

[VOVWORLD] - A forum called “Vietnam Cultural Bridge in Japan” was held in Tokyo on Sunday as a platform for dialogue on the most pressing issues facing the Vietnamese community in Japan.

[VOVWORLD] - A bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants.

[VOVWORLD] - The upcoming official visit to Thailand by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam will create significant momentum for the two countries to promote their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and make a positive contribution to regional stability, Thai scholar Kavi Chongkittavorn said in an interview with a Voice of Vietnam correspondent based in Bangkok.

[VOVWORLD] - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, appearing to dampen hopes of an imminent breakthrough raised by both sides a day earlier, according to Reuters.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam and China have launched another cross-border railway logistics route following the opening of the “Liuzhou–Nanning–Vietnam” route.

[VOVWORLD] - General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam To Lam and his wife, along with a high-level Vietnamese delegation, will pay a State visit to Singapore from Friday to Sunday, according to a statement from Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc on Sunday called for every case proposed for this year’s amnesty to be reviewed carefully and transparently, stressing the need for strict compliance with legal regulations and humanitarian principles.

[VOVWORLD] - The World Health Organization (WHO) has assessed the risk of Ebola transmission as low globally, including in Vietnam, and praised Vietnam’s Ministry of Health and the Government for quickly preparing and strengthening their response system to the outbreak.

[VOVWORLD] - Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or top prize for the second time on Saturday with his Norwegian-set drama that explores clashing cultures, "Fjord."