(VOVWORLD) - The annual Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity began on South Korea's southern island of Jeju today, Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Bac Ha White Plateau Festival 2019 will begin in Lao Cai province on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Economics College of Hanoi National University and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation of Vietnam released on Wednesday the Vietnam Economic Annual Report 2019 with the theme “On the threshold of a digital economy.”

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN, said Vietnam has gained major support from countries in its bid for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 term.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council convened on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Syria.

(VOVWORLD) - A seminar on promoting the production and consumption of Bac Giang litchis opened in Bac Giang province on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam highly values its friendship and spirit of cooperation with Australia and Queensland in particular, said Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh at a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday with Queensland’s Governor Paul de Jersey.

(VOVWORLD) - President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin and his entourage visited Ha Nam province on Wednesday as part of their ongoing official visit to Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Asia-Pacific countries need to encourage people from all social strata to participate in the policy making process to ensure inclusiveness and equality, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen Hai Bang at a session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday morning arrived in Hanoi, concluding official visits to Russia, Norway, and Sweden.