(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank has approved a 125 million USD credit to assist Ho Chi Minh City in strengthening the institutional foundations for sustainable urban development.

(VOVWORLD) - The just concluded Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference in Khanh Hoa province focused its discussion on inclusive socio-economic development in the 21st century, the role and involvement of parties concerned, and the boosting of cooperation between the two continents in the field.

(VOVWORLD) -The National Assembly’s 7th session will open on Monday and will run for 20 days, according to Nguyen Hanh Phuc, Secretary General of the National Assembly and Head of the National Assembly Office.

(VOVWORLD) - Construction of three classrooms began at Hoa My Tay primary school in Phu Yen province, on Thursday, within the framework of the Pacific Partnership 2019 program.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is looking for support from Japan in developing power projects, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a reception for JBIC Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Tadashi Maeda in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Party Central Committee on Friday discussed preparations for all-level Party congresses on the threshold of the 2021 National Party Congress.

(VOVWORLD) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that she will announce a date for her resignation in the first week of June.

(VOVWORLD) - Canada on Thursday asked China to immediately release former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who were formally arrested after being detained for months on national security grounds.

(VOVWORLD) - China vowed Thursday to “resolutely protect” Chinese companies after the US labeled telecom equipment giant Huawei a security risk.

(VOVWORLD) - Former Australian Prime Minister and Labor Party leader Bob Hawke, who dominated Australian politics from 1983 to 1991, has died at the age of 89.