(VOVWORLD) - A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 18 people and collapsing buildings in affected towns near the center of the tremor, which was strong enough to be felt in several neighboring countries.

(VOVWORLD) - The dream of a powerful and wealthy Vietnam on a par with nations in the region and the world as President Ho Chi Minh had wish will come true, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the armed forces of Da Nang city in central Vietnam for their contributions to political stability, social order, and socio-economic development.

(VOVWORLD) - Spectacular fireworks lit up the sky of major cities across Vietnam as millions welcomed the Year of the Rat.

(VOVWORLD) - The Consular Department of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel advisory for Vietnamese citizens not to visit areas that have reported infection of new coronavirus and areas that are potentially affected by the flu-like illness as advised by the Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi will host the 2020 dragon boat race open on February 8 on West Lake following the Lunar New Year holiday.

(VOVWORLD) - Da Nang city is expected to welcome nearly 180,000 foreign tourists during the week long Tet holiday or Vietnamese Lunar New Year (January 23 to 29), a year-on-year increase of 13%.

(VOVWORLD) - The leather footwear and handbag industry aims an export revenue of 24 billion USD in 2020, after hitting 22 billion USD last year, the Vietnam Leather Footwear and Handbag Association said.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese Associations in Russia on Thursday jointly held a funeral service for 8 Vietnamese victims, who died in a greenhouse farm fire in Nesterovo village, Ramensky district on the outskirts of Moscow on January 7.