(VOVWORLD) -Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has approved a plan on tree planting in memory of President Ho Chi Minh.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a get-together on Wednesday in Hanoi for Party and State leaders and former leaders, revolutionary veterans, and representatives of Vietnamese people at home and abroad on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

(VOVWORLD) -A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the State President, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee laid flower wreaths and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year.

(VOVWORLD) - The 18th meeting of the Governing Council of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN IPR) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, the first during Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a new line-up of the government on Tuesday, appointing a new economy minister and a new first deputy prime minister but retaining many senior ministers.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has called on Vietnam and China to continue implementing agreements and shared perceptions and maintain exchanges at all levels, while promoting economic, trade, and investment cooperation.

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), chaired by Vietnam, on Tuesday held an open debate on the Middle East situation, including Palestine.

(VOVWORLD) - German newspapers reported this week on a resolution by the European Parliament (EP) Committee on International Trade (INTA) asking for the EP’s ratification of the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea said on Tuesday that it will cease honoring commitments to halt nuclear and missile testing, citing the US government’s tough sanctions.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh highlighted the theme and priorities of ASEAN and Vietnam as ASEAN Chair in 2020 while speaking at a plenary session of the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday.