(VOVWORLD) - 137 women across the world are killed by a member of their own family every day, according to a report released Monday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said he would not deal with Britain's ambassador to Washington Kim Darroch after a leak of confidential memos in which the diplomat described the US president's administration dysfunctional, diplomatically clumsy, and inept.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese movie Nguoi Vo Ba (The Third Wife) won the Special Mention prize at the Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival, which ended in Thailand on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - China urged Washington Tuesday to “immediately cancel” the potential sale of 2.2 billion USD in weapons to Taiwan, including battle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump discussed by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday efforts to ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear, according to a White House statement.

(VOVWORLD) - A group of UNESCO experts has arrived in Dak Nong province to evaluate Krong No volcanic park which is seeking UNESCO recognition as a Global Geopark.

(VOVWORLD) - Switzerland wants to further develop trade with Vietnam, whose economy has been growing at an above-average rate for several years now, according to Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research Guy Parmelin.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker by Britain, saying it has set a dangerous precedent and must end now.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam treasures its strategic cooperative partnership with the Republic of Korea (RoK) and hopes the RoK will continue sharing experience and promoting substantive cooperation in all fields, said Minister of Public Security To Lam on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga met with Philippine Foreign Minister Teodoro Lopez Locsin in Hanoi on Monday, stressing people-to-people diplomacy’s contribution to bilateral ties.