(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the Vietnamese Government delegation arrived at Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan on Thursday to attend the 14th G20 Summit and visit Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has presented the Friendship Order to outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick.

(VOVWORLD) - Slovakia will increase its military budget to the NATO target of 2% of gross domestic product by 2022, two years earlier than planned, Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova said in Brussels following talks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Friday in Osaka, Japan, according to a Kremlin statement released on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The New York State Department of Financial Services has granted an operating license to the Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) to open a representative office in New York.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Senate on Wednesday passed an emergency funding bill worth 4.5 billion USD to address the migrant crisis at its southern border with Mexico.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has called for prompt action by ministries and sectors to control invasive alien species (IAS), some of which have entered Vietnam’s natural environment and caused serious damage.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam asserts its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and is working to protect its sovereignty through peaceful diplomatic and legal measures, said Truong Quang Nghia, Secretary of Da Nang city’s Party Committee at a meeting with 1,000 voters on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and the European Union will sign their free trade agreement later this month. The agreement is expected to attract more European investors in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese Government has consistently prioritized fast and sustainable economic growth, and the business community plays as a key force to realize the country’s development goals.