(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Thursday demanded that China withdraws their survey ship Xiang Yang Hong 10 and the escorting flotilla of coast guard vessels and fishing vessels from Vietnamese waters.

(VOVWORLD) - Asian countries need to jointly acknowledge the vision of building a rules-based international system, with the United Nations Charter as the center, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said at the ongoing Asia Future Conference in Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - On Thursday, National Assembly deputies discussed the government’s proposal to reduce the value-added tax by 2%.

(VOVWORLD) - Over the past 10 years Nghe An province has been developing to become a center of finance, trade, tourism, education, science, high-tech industry, healthcare, and sports of the north-central region.

(VOVWORLD) -The international situation can be described in terms of mounting instability, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that old hotbeds of tension are expanding and new ones are emerging.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that Japan has no plans to become a NATO member, but acknowledged NATO’s plan to open a liaison office in Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - During a visit to Beijing on Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss bilateral relations.

(VOVWORLD) -Participants in a workshop on children in the digital world in Hanoi on Wednesday agreed that IT and the Internet benefits children but also carries risks.

(VOVWORLD) -Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, said achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will entail many challenges, so people should be placed at the center of all policies, programs, and goals. Giang underscored the need to strengthen Vietnam’s legal framework and institutions.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has asked for more solutions to reduce operating costs, lower deposit interest rates, and set up a reasonable interest rate to help businesses access capital, overcome difficulties, and develop production and trading.