(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his delegation returned to Hanoi on Friday evening, successfully ended his trip to Beijing to attend the 2nd Belt and Road Forum under the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping.

(VOVWORLD) - Condolences have poured in for the passing of former President, General Le Duc Anh, who died last Monday due to illness and old age in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee have issued a special communiqué, announcing that former President General Le Duc Anh passed away at 20:10 on April 22 due to serious illness and old age at his home in Hà Nội, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has asked Ba Ria-Vung Tau province to further boost tourism and better protect historical relic sites in the province.

(VOVWORLD) - The third Hue International Hot Air Balloon Festival 2019 opened on Saturday with the participation of hot air balloons from Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, and host Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a meeting on Friday in Washington that they will increase cooperation towards a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said Friday he is pulling the US back from an international agreement on the arms trade, telling the National Rifle Association (NRA) the treaty is badly misguided.

(VOVWORLD) - 15 people have died during the Sri Lankan security forces' operation in the aftermath of the Easter attacks, as 3 cornered suicide bombers blew themselves up and others were shot dead, Sri Lankan police reported.

(VOVWORLD) - A majority of Americans say they oppose calls for Congress to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the president sought to interfere with the probe, Washington Post and ABC News reported.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hue Traditional Craft Festival opened in Hue city on Friday with an art program featuring songs in praise of Vietnam, its land and people as well as traditional crafts.