(VOVWORLD) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on August 19, days ahead of hosting a G7 summit, to be held in the southwestern French city of Biarritz on August 24-26.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has returned to Pyongyang after a dayslong tour of provincial regions, including the on-site inspection of submarine construction and rocket launches.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday a dialogue to resolve Venezuela’s political crisis should have “no preconditions,” as he visited the small South American country of Suriname at the end of a multi-nation Latin American tour.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Buddhist Culture Center in South Korea held a requiem in Heungryunsa pagoda in Incheon City to pay tribute to predecessors and war martyrs.

(VOVWORLD) - A discussion on youth voluntary in the building of new rural areas took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday as part of the Vietnam Russia Youth Forum 2019.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Saturday offered incense to war heroes at a temple on Que mountain, the central province of Quang Nam, marking the 72nd anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day on July 27.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged trade union organisations to renovate operation comprehensively and promote their role in guiding workers’ movements in the new situation.

(VOVWORLD) - The ASEAN+3 Song Contest semi-final round on Saturday night in Ha Long City offered the audience a feast of music.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will host a tourism promotion programme in the three Japanese cities of Sapporo, Yokohama and Tokyo from September 6 to 15.

(VOVWORLD) -North Korea on Saturday commemorated the 66th anniversary of the suspension of open hostilities in the Korean War in 1953, with Pyongyang urging the United States to ensure security guarantees to the nation.