(VOVWORLD) - A traditional ethnic market session in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau will be recreated from April 27 to May 1 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the outskirts of Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build”.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan has revealed the name of its next imperial era to be "Reiwa," set to begin May 1 as Crown Prince Naruhito is expected to take the throne.

(VOVWORLD) - Candidate Volodymyr Zelensky, a television comedian with no political experience, is on track to win the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, according to a preliminary tally of voting released on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The national flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) opened a direct air route linking Manila and Ha Noi on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned that the EU’s patience could run out as he urged the UK for a Brexit decision within the next few days.

(VOVWORLD) -South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Sunday that Seoul and Washington are on the same page in wanting to maintain the momentum of US-North Korea talks.

(VOVWORLD) - A Malaysian court has sentenced Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, a suspect in the murder of a DPRK national, to three years and four months imprisonment.

(VOVWORLD) - A labor reform law, which took effect on Monday, sets a legal cap on overtime work hours in an attempt to change Japan’s culture of overwork, which has been blamed for causing severe stress, illness, and multiple deaths.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan laid flowers at the Ho Chi Minh monument, planted a tree, and visited the Ho Chi Minh Space in Montreau Park of Montreuil city on Sunday, during an official visit to France.