(VOVWORLD) - North Korea has conducted a “strike drill” for multiple launchers, firing tactical guided weapons into the East Sea in a military drill supervised by leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Israel announced on Saturday it was closing its goods and people crossings with the Gaza Strip as well as the offshore fishing zones in response to the recent rocket fire.

(VOVWORLD) - The Palestinian Authority on Saturday called on the UN Security Council to immediately intervene to halt Israeli airstrikes targeting the Gaza Strip.

(VOVWORLD) - 2,000 people joined activities to mark Good Deed Days in Hanoi on Sunday. A highlight of the program was a parade of workers to call for individuals’ responsibility to protect the environment.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Chile on Friday and Saturday organized a ceremony to pay tribute to and opened funeral book for former President General Le Duc Anh.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and the Czech Republic on May 3 signed a document on the ratification and implementation of the agreement on the transfer of sentenced persons between the two countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam opposes and resolutely rejects China’s unilateral decision to ban fishing in the East Sea, covering Vietnam’s waters, from May 1 to August 16, 2019, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

(VOVWORLD) - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on Sunday visited Buddhist dignitaries in Thua Thien Hue province on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2563rd birthday.

(VOVWORLD) - The government held its regular press briefing in Hanoi on Saturday to respond to issues of public concern like electricity price hike, frauds in examinations, and control of alcoholic drinks.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday talked with more than 1,000 workers in Ho Chi Minh City.