(VOVWORLD) - Professor Grigory Lokshin, an expert on Vietnamese studies from the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies, has praised Vietnam’s increased international status after winning a record number of votes to become a non-permanent member at the UN Security Council.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Government has succeeded in decreasing public debt from 53 percent of GDP in 2016 to 50.5 percent by the end of last year, according to Fitch Ratings.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors has approved a 194 million USD credit package to help four secondary cities in Vietnam build critically-needed municipal infrastructure and strengthen urban planning, the WB said on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday applauded the Czech Republic’s resumption of granting working visas for Vietnamese citizens, which is scheduled to begin this month.

(VOVWORLD) - Lawmakers on Wednesday discussed a draft Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens, focusing on the legal issues that affect issuing, managing, and using electronic passports.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government has consistently controlled inflation, stabilized the macro-economy, and overcome difficulties and shortcomings, to fulfill set targets for this year, according to a resolution at the Government's monthly meeting in May.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he is looking forward to meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 Osaka summit.

(VOVWORLD) - A conference gathering commercial counselors and heads of Vietnamese trade offices in Europe took place in Moscow on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - US National Security Advisor John Bolton has said that the 3rd Summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is possible and Mr. Kim holds the key.

(VOVWORLD) - Apple's biggest iPhone assembly partner, Foxconn Group of Chinese Taipei, is prepared for the worst scenario as a result of the US-China trade war.