(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on Wednesday chaired a session the National Steering Committee and the Organizing Committee of the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41).

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Party and Government always attach importance to and wish to promote Vietnam’s comprehensive strategic partnership with India, Tran Quoc Vuong, Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, said at a meeting with Indian Ambassador Pranay Verma in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - For the first time in the ILO’s history, an International Labour Convention has been ratified by all members.

(VOVWORLD) - France, following Germany, said it is halting ratification of an extradition treaty with Hong Kong, while the EU expressed concern over Hong Kong’s suspension of elections.

(VOVWORLD) - At an online meeting with ambassadors of countries participating in the Indo-ASEAN-Oceanic Business Summit and Expo that opened on Tuesday, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau urged countries to push ahead with the digital economy and IT application in the administrative system in order to enhance connectivity and integration in the Indo-ASEAN-Oceanic region.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Trade Organization expects global trade to fall 13% this year due to the coronavirus, significantly less than its most pessimistic scenario of a 32% slump.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Tuesday commended medical staff for their tireless efforts and braving hardship to take the lead in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - There is heightened concern of a coronavirus resurgence in Germany as Germans have loosened their adherence to social distancing rules, an expert said.

(VOVWORLD) - Lebanon identified ammonium nitrate as the source of a massive explosion Tuesday at the Port of Beirut which killed 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others by 2pm Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - One Vietnamese was injured in a warehouse explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday night, the Vietnamese Ambassador confirmed.