(VOVWORLD) - US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) delivered to Iraq 280 Iraqi and other IS detainees in recent days, Iraq’s military said in a statement on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that enshrines the one-party socialist system as irrevocable while instituting modest economic and social changes, according to Cuba’s national electoral commission.

(VOVWORLD) - The top US envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, met Taliban senior leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Qatar on Monday as the two sides resumed high-level negotiations on Afghanistan peace.

(VOVWORLD) - The EU on Monday urged countries to avoid any military intervention in Venezuela.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on Tuesday sent a thank-you message to King Norodom Shihamoni after concluding his two-day state visit to Cambodia.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Cambodia on Tuesday issued a Joint Statement regarding Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong’s State visit to Cambodia.

(VOVWORLD) - DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un arrived at the Dong Dang Railway Station in the northern border province of Lang Son on Tuesday morning, beginning a trip to Vietnam to attend the second DPRK-USA Summit and an official friendship visit to the country.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hoi An in central Vietnam are among the cheapest places for travel in the 2019 Backpacker Index formulated by Price of Travel, the world’s largest database of travel costs.

(VOVWORLD) - The AEON Financial Service (AFS) Co. Ltd., the owner of Japan’s AEON retail chain, wants to expand its financial services in Vietnam through merge and acquisition activities, said AFS Chairman Masaki Suzuki.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) has been named in the top 500 strongest banks (AB500) in Asia-Pacific by the Asian Banker.