(VOVWORLD) - Five United Nations security staff who were kidnapped in Yemen by al Qaeda militants 18 months ago have been released, the United Nations said on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Floods have damaged corn and rice crops in China's key northern grain-producing belt, traders and analysts said, with more rain in the forecast as another typhoon approaches, threatening to add to global food inflation pressures.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on Friday chaired a meeting with representatives from relevant agencies to review preparations for the question and answer session of the 25th session of the NA Standing Committee next week.

(VOVWORLD) - The art program “Strong and Rich from the National Sea” will be held at Nha Trang military port in Khanh Hoa province on Saturday evening.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh continued his field trip in the Mekong River Delta on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has completed most of its specific targets on responding to climate change, in which, the goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP has exceeded the set target.

(VOVWORLD) - West African nations on Friday worked on plans for a possible military intervention in Niger following an army coup there although they have not given up hope of a peaceful resolution to a crisis that has shaken the region.

(VOVWORLD) - Ukraine's navy said a new temporary Black Sea "humanitarian corridor" had started working on Thursday and that the first ships were expected to use it within days.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Australian Scholars and Experts (VASEA) Association made its debut on Thursday at a ceremony in Melbourne, Australia, part of activities to celebrate 50 years of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations.

(VOVWORLD) - The reality show “Let's Feast Vietnam” will be posted to Netflix Asia every Tuesday and Wednesday, starting August 15.