(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged online retail giant Amazon to expand its operations in Vietnam while receiving Susan Pointer, Amazon's Vice President of International Public Policy & Government Affairs, in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Petrovietnam, Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen, and Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group, topped the list of 500 most profitable companies in Vietnam this year.

(VOVWORLD) - UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis called on all parties to abide by international humanitarian law and immediately create the necessary conditions to open a humanitarian corridor into the Gaza Strip.

(VOVWORLD) - The 15th International Conference on the East Sea wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday after two days of discussing the role of coast guard forces in enhancing cooperation, renewable energy, essential infrastructure, and the voice of the next generation.

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese former Premier Li Keqiang died of a heart attack on Friday in Shanghai, 10 months after retiring from a decade in office. He was 68.

(VOVWORLD) - Abbott Laboratories will stop sales of its Similac Probiotic Tri-Blend product used for hospitalized preterm infants after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter, the health regulator said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Lawmakers on Thursday discussed the draft Law on Water Resources. They underlined the need to increase IT application and clearly define a roadmap to build a database on water resources in order to respond to climate changes and the complex weather developments.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has urged Vietnam and Switzerland to further promote the potentials and strengths of each country to boost their bilateral ties.

(VOVWORLD) - A training workshop on external relations information on human rights is being held in Kon Tum province for 200 communicators from 19 provinces and cities of the Central Highlands, the southwestern region, and Ho Chi Minh city.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese citizens in Israel are still safe amidst the complicated developments in the Middle East, said spokeswoman for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.