(VOVWORLD) - The Party Central Committee has agreed to let Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc stop serving as a member of the Politburo and the Committee, State President, and Chairman of the Council for National Defense and Security of the 2021-2026 term, at his wish. The decision was made at a Committee meeting on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) need to tap into bilateral and multilateral agreements to raise bilateral trade to 100 billion USD this year and 150 billion USD by 2030 in a sustainable, more balanced manner, according to the two countries’ top legislators.

(VOVWORLD) -US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Switzerland on Wednesday to exchange views on economic developments and deepen communication between the US and China, a Treasury official said.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese doctors at the Level 2.4 field hospital in South Sudan successfully performed an emergency C-section on a pregnant woman on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -Sweden and Finland must extradite 130 alleged terrorists to Turkey before the Turkish parliament will approve their bids to join NATO, President Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, had a meeting on Monday with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Violence against Children Najat Maalla M’jid who updated Giang on the outcomes of her recent visit to Vietnam and discussed measures to boost future cooperation.

(VOVWORLD) -Promoting co-operation with the UN, including increasing participation in peacekeeping activities, is one of Vietnam’s current foreign priorities, a Vietnamese diplomat said on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -The European Commission aims for EU countries to start jointly buying gas well before summer, European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic said Monday, to help countries stock reserves and avoid a supply crunch next winter.

(VOVWORLD) -Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City on Monday met with Consuls General, representatives of international organizations, cultural and economic offices, and businesses in the southern metropolis.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has suggested Switzerland invest more in projects with high, new and clean technologies, environment protection, innovation, modern governance, high added values, and widespread effects, which help connect the global production and supply chain.