(VOVWORLD) - Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are gathering in Bangkok to prepare for upcoming events of the bloc.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam ranks 13th among the 25 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of their capacity to influence regional events, according to a report released Tuesday by the Australia-based Lowy Institute.

(VOVWORLD) - A research team led by Vietnamese national Nguyen Trong Hieu from the Australian National University (ANU) has demonstrated for the first time the potential of ultra-thin 2D materials to generate electricity using sunlight.

(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony has been held as part of the recent Women’s Summit in HCMC to honor the top 50 most influential women in Vietnam as listed by Forbes. The honorees included Meritorious artist Tran Ly Ly, Acting Director of the Vietnam Opera and Ballet.

(VOVWORLD) - Revisions to the Law on Public Investment topped the agenda of the National Assembly on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Sri Lanka's President announced on Monday he will allow tough emergency laws to lapse within a month because the security situation is nearly back to normal following deadly Easter bombings in April.

(VOVWORLD) - An Israeli missile targeted a military position in Syria's southern province of Quneitra on Monday, killing a soldier and destroying a military vehicle, state news agency SANA reported.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran sees no prospect of negotiations with the United States, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after US President Donald Trump said a deal with Tehran on its nuclear program was possible.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese people value the friendship and support of the Swedish people now and in the past as well as Sweden’s multi-faceted cooperation, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a meeting with Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Cambodian National Assembly President Samdech Heng Samrin began an official visit to Vietnam on Tuesday.