(VOVWORLD) - Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) officially stepped down on Monday, cutting his second term short by one year.

(VOVWORLD) - With Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about to step down, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will meet on Tuesday to decide when and how choose his replacement.

(VOVWORLD) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel is talking behind closed doors with other Arab countries about establishing diplomatic ties, in addition to the US-brokered deal with the United Arab Emirates.

(VOVWORLD) - Top leaders of Russia and Belarus agreed to meet in Moscow in the coming weeks to further expand cooperation, the Kremlin said on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - 350 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated from the US on a flight that departed Houston on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Israeli media on Sunday highlighted Vietnam’s diplomatic and economic progress on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Vietnam’s 1945 August Revolution (August 19) and Vietnamese National Day ( September 2).

(VOVWORLD) - There were no new COVID-19 infections reported in Vietnam by 5 p.m. Monday, meaning the country has gone nearly 2 days without a new case.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam has not recorded any more COVID-19 patients in the past 36 hours, from 6 pm on August 29 to 6 am on August 31.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on authority and people to consider the fight against COVID-19 a long battle and change to a suitable lifestyle and behavior, according a Government Office notice on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on Sunday visited and extended greetings to leaders of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on the occasion of the Vu Lan Festival 2020.