(VOVWORLD) -The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday met for the third time in just two months as violence escalates in the West Bank despite Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreeing on some initial solutions in Jordan two days earlier.

(VOVWORLD) -United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) of Singapore on Wednesday said that it has completed the acquisition of Citigroup's consumer banking segment in Vietnam, with the aim of expanding its business.

(VOVWORLD) -The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting opened on Wednesday in New Delhi, India.

(VOVWORLD) -A special art show called “Outline of Vietnamese Culture – Historical imprints” was held in Hanoi on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Outline of Vietnamese Culture, the first document on culture issued by the Communist Party of Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -South Korean and US special operations forces are holding a joint drill called “Teak Knife”, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The UAE-led World Logistics Passport (WLP) initiative for Vietnam was signed in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Government is stepping up efforts to make distinctive Thai festivals better known internationally, as a way to promote Thailand’s “soft power.”

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang had separate meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Cuba, Indonesia, France, Palestine, and the Maldives, the UN General Assembly President, the Director General of the World Trade Organization, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Director General of the International Labor Organization (ILO), and the Director General of the UN Office in Geneva.

(VOVWORLD) -At least 32 people were killed and 85 others injured in a collision between a passenger train and a freight train that occurred on Tuesday evening in the central city of Larissa, the Greek fire service said.

(VOVWORLD) -The General Department of Customs of China has granted an additional 163 growing area codes and 67 packaging facility codes to Vietnamese durian, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.