(VOVWORLD) - More than half of all communes in Vietnam will meet the criteria for new-style rural areas by the end of this year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

(VOVWORLD) - While the global community often talks about sustainability goals, it does not invest enough in implementing them.

(VOVWORLD) - Full-time law makers began a regular meeting on Monday to discuss several draft laws and preparations for the next National Assembly session scheduled for late this year.

(VOVWORLD) - At least two people have been found dead and thousands were evacuated after a major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, an official said.

(VOVWORLD) - Thailand Citibank has made the latest adjustments to its global economic analysis, and is expecting a slight economic deceleration due to the trade war between the US and China.

(VOVWORLD) - French police fired tear gas to disperse protesters from Paris’s Champs Elysees avenue on Sunday, a few hours after President Emmanuel Macron had reviewed the traditional Bastille Day military parade alongside other European leaders.

(VOVWORLD) - The Da Lat flower festival, the 8th of its kind, will take place in December in Da Lat and Bao Loc cities and a number of districts, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong announced.

(VOVWORLD) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Monday that he would like to see to reduced tensions with Iran, ahead of talks with his EU counterparts.

(VOVWORLD) - The EU's diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said Sunday the bloc is increasing its engagement in the Middle East as she opened a new mission in Kuwait City.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran is ready to hold talks with the United States if Washington lifts sanctions and returns to the 2015 nuclear deal it quit last year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Sunday.