(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam places great importance to people's diplomacy and the role of non-governmental organizations (NGO) in its foreign policy, stated Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung at a New Year gathering in Hanoi on Friday of representatives of the foreign diplomatic corps and NGOs in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -Greek lawmakers on Friday ratified a landmark name change deal with Macedonia, approving the new name "Republic of North Macedonia" for its northern neighbor two weeks after a similar vote by Macedonian lawmakers.

(VOVWORLD) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that he is ready to sit down with the opposition leader Joan Guaido who proclaimed himself acting Venezuelan President to resolve the ongoing political crisis.

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations (UN) Day of Vesak 2019 is scheduled to take place in Tam Chuc pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam in May.

(VOVWORLD) - 56 best media works on Party building in 2018 were honored with the Golden Hammer & Sickle Press Awards at a ceremony in Hanoi on Friday night.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi Spring Press Festival 2019 opened at the Friendship Culture Palace in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - On January 27, 1973, the Paris Peace Accords – an agreement to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam – was signed. Under the agreement, the US recognized Vietnam’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and withdrew all US and its allied troops out of southern Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairwoman Ngyen Thi Kim Ngan on Friday offered incense to commemorate former Party and State leaders at their homes in Ho Chi Minh City on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on Friday worked with Hai Phong city on refining a draft Politburo project on improving policies and mechanism for more efficient attraction and use of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) until 2030.

(VOVWORLD) -The Nhan Dan (People) newspaper has launched its Spanish language online version at es.nhandan.com.vn and es.nhandan.org.vn.