(VOVWORLD) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday his country has completely severed economic and trade ties with Israel.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that security guarantees for Ukraine must be based on the outcome of a peaceful settlement addressing the root causes of the conflict, rather than a precondition for negotiations.

(VOVWORLD) - Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Party Central Committee Office Le Hoai Trung has been assigned as Vietnam’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and his spouse are scheduled to pay a state visit to Vietnam and attend the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The art program “Ho Chi Minh City - faith and aspiration” took place on Friday night at the National Exposition Center in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin and carry out working activities in China from Sunday to Monday at the invitation of the host country.

(VOVWORLD) - The visit to Vietnam by New Zealand’s Speaker of Parliament Gerry Brownlee will further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, said State President Luong Cuong.

(VOVWORLD) - State President Luong Cuong will attend the 80th anniversary of the world people's victory over fascism and pay a working visit to China from Tuesday to Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The US tariff exemption for package shipments valued under 800 USD ended permanently on Friday, with a six-month transition period under which postal service shippers can opt to pay a flat duty of 80 USD to 200 USD per package depending on the country of origin, Trump administration officials said.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung said that Vietnam is now entering a new era of artificial intelligence, big data, green energy, and the digital economy.