(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Tra Vinh province to take advantage of its potential, focus on high-tech agriculture, improve the business environment and regional connectivity, and pay more attention to higher education.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An has affirmed that Vietnam as ASEAN Chair in 2020 will work closely with other member countries for the bloc’s benefits and prosperity via policy initiatives, coordination, consensus, and cooperation.

(VOVWORLD) - The Foreign Ministry, in coordination with the Hanoi People’s Committee, held a gathering on the occasion of the Vietnamese traditional New Year (Tet) for the diplomatic corps in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Science and Technology and the World Bank on Tuesday co-hosted a conference reviewing the outcomes of the Project “Fostering innovation through research, science and technology - FIRST”, which was launched in 2014.

(VOVWORLD) - France, Germany, and the UK announced Tuesday that they are triggering a dispute resolution mechanism in the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group (UK, France, US, Russia, and China plus Germany).

(VOVWORLD) - Israel launched airstrikes on the T-4 air base in the Syrian province of Homs on Tuesday, causing no major damage.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue will be glowing with the atmosp here of traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) from January 17 – 31.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan appreciated humanitarian activities of the 2020 Spring program for border people such as giving them warm clothes, cows, and Tet gifts, offering them free medical checkups and treatment, and organizing cultural and sport events in line with local customs.

(VOVWORLD) - 900 overseas Vietnamese gathered at an exchange in Ho Chi Minh city on Monday to express their readiness to contribute to the city’s growth and transformation into a smart city.

(VOVWORLD) - Ford Vietnam will invest an additional 82 million USD in upgrading its automobile assembly and production factory Hai Duong province, expanding its annual production capacity to 40,000 vehicles.