(VOVWORLD) - France intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday in hopes of bringing peace to the region.

(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony was held on Thursday in Thai Nguyen province to build a new home for the family of Au Thi Dinh, a low-income household in Tan Ky commune, and launch a project to build 1,000 homes to replace makeshift and dilapidated houses.

(VOVWORLD) - European Union member states on Thursday approved a 93-billion-euro (109 billion USD) package of retaliatory tariffs on US goods, set to take effect from August 7 if ongoing trade negotiations with Washington break down.

(VOVWORLD) - Thailand announced Friday morning that it had evacuated more than 100,000 people along its shared border with Cambodia amid escalating tensions.

(VOVWORLD) - There were no survivors after a Russian commercial airplane operated by Angara Airlines crashed and caught fire while landing on Thursday, the Amur Region Civil Defense and Fire Prevention Center confirmed.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man arrived at Salé Rabat airport in Rabat on Thursday evening, beginning a four-day official visit to Morocco.

(VOVWORLD) - Severe floods triggered by storm Wipha have left 4 dead and 80,000 people in need of assistance in Nghe An province, where 24 communes have been completely or partially isolated.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam is one of the countries most severely affected by natural disasters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said and emphasized the need to do a good job of forecasting and warning; to be calm and clear-headed in responding to situations; to be resolute and cautious in making decisions, and to consider people's lives and safety as the top priority.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is concerned about the current tensions along the border between Thailand and Cambodia, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang on Thursday in response to reporters' question regarding Vietnam’s reaction to rising tensions along the Thailand-Cambodia border.

(VOVWORLD) - China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced concern over the escalating tensions along the Thailand-Cambodia border, expressing hope that both sides would resolve their differences through dialogue and consultation.