[VOVWORLD] - Nine countries including Brazil, Spain, Indonesia, Jordan, and Turkey on Monday issued a joint statement condemning Israel for intercepting a humanitarian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip and detaining several international activists.

[VOVWORLD] - Relations between Russia and China ⁠have reached an 'unprecedented level' of mutual understanding and trust, President Vladimir Putin said in a video address ahead of a visit to China starting on Tuesday.  

[VOVWORLD] - The Indian Defense Minister’s visit to Vietnam is particularly meaningful as Vietnam and India are marking 10 years of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and recently upgraded ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a spirit of shared vision, strategic convergence, and substantive cooperation.

[VOVWORLD] - US President Donald Trump on Monday said he decided to postpone a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as "serious negotiations are now taking place".

[VOVWORLD] - The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is deploying experts to support the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[VOVWORLD] - A groundbreaking ceremony for the National Highway 1A urban expansion project was held in Hanoi on Tuesday, attended by National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

[VOVWORLD] - Activities marking the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh on May 19 are taking place in Vietnam and around the world.

[VOVWORLD] - A delegation representing the Party Central Committee, State President, National Assembly, and Government laid a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on Tuesday to pay tribute to the great leader on his 136th birth anniversary.

[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to deepening the Vietnam–Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

[VOVWORLD] - A ceremony was held on Monday to announce the National Assembly’s Resolution on the establishment of Dong Nai City and to present the First-Class Labor Order to the city.