(VOVWORLD) - Cyprus is ready to talk with Turkey to resolve a dispute over Mediterranean drilling rights but not under threats, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Syria, partly due to the COVID-19, said Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Deputy Head of the Vietnamese delegation to the United Nations, during a UN Security Council videoconference on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan’s new Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on Wednesday gave top priority to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, and pledged to continue the “Abenomics” economic strategy initiated by his predecessor Abe Shinzo and focus on reviving Japan’s economic regions.

(VOVWORLD) - Israel has normalized relations with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at a signing ceremony for agreements normalizing relations in Washington on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday pledged favorable conditions for foreign investors, especially EU investors with high potential and high-tech capabilities, to do business in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -Suga Yoshihide was elected as Japan's next prime minister by the Japanese lower house of parliament on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -Tropical Storm Noul is forecast to approach the coasts of Quang Tri to Quang Nam provinces in central Vietnam on Thursday morning.

(VOVWORLD) - Authorities from the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau and the Australian state of Western Australia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Wednesday to forge cooperation in economics, education and training, and cultural exchange.

(VOVWORLD) - The WHO, UNESCO, and UNICEF co-organized an online press conference on updated guidance on school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said on Wednesday that new mechanisms need to be adopted so that all workers can adapt themselves to Industry 4.0 as 42 million jobs in the ASEAN region were lost in the second quarter of this year.