(VOVWORLD) - Defense Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich met the head of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Philip Davidson, in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s proposal to commemorate the 650th anniversary of the death of renowned teacher Chu Van An next year has been approved by UNESCO.

(VOVWORLD) - 17 Arab states and China signed a cooperative agreement on the One Belt, One Road Initiative (BRI) on Tuesday at the China-Arab Forum on Reform and Development in Shanghai.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Gambia Pham Quoc Tru on Tuesday presented his credentials to Gambian President Adama Barrow.

(VOVWORLD) - 190 million Indonesians on Wednesday began voting to choose their next president, who is scheduled to take office in October.

(VOVWORLD) - Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich met Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Admiral Philip Davidson in Hanoi on April 16.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at the Vaclav Havel international airport in Prague, the Czech Republic, in the afternoon of April 16, beginning an official visit to the country at the invitation of his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis.

(VOVWORLD) - The fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is essentially under control as of the early morning hours of Tuesday, emergency officials said.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council on Monday condemned the announcement by the Taliban of a spring offensive, which they say will only result in more unnecessary suffering and destruction for the Afghan people.

(VOVWORLD) - Susan Hammond, founder and executive director of US-based War Legacies Project (WLP), has been honored with the Friendship Order, one of Vietnam’s highest distinctions for organizations and individuals who help promote friendship between Vietnam and other countries.