(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations and several Western countries on Tuesday expressed concern about Israel’s newly approved resettlement plan in the occupied West Bank, warning that the plan to build 3,400 new housing units will physically sever the West Bank from East Jerusalem and pose an "existential threat" to the prospects of a two-state solution.

(VOVWORLD) -Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) in New York City and held a working session with its leaders at the start of his new tenure.

(VOVWORLD) - A 58% majority of Americans believe that every country in the United Nations should recognize Palestine as a nation, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, as Israel and Hamas considered a possible truce in the nearly two-year-long Gaza conflict.

(VOVWORLD) - Israel’s military announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City on Wednesday and called up tens of thousands of reservists while the government considered a new ceasefire proposal to pause nearly two years of conflict.

(VOVWORLD) - 25 exceptional young people with disabilities from across Vietnam were honored in Hanoi on Wednesday at a program organized by the Vietnam Youth Federation and the Vietnam Association of Disabled Youth.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Australia should make greater efforts to raise two-way trade to 20 billion USD, especially by further opening markets and facilitation of exports from both countries, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during Wednesday’s reception in Hanoi for Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested that Vietnam and Australia make breakthrough in science-technology and innovation cooperation, including joint research.

(VOVWORLD) - The Con Dao National Park has put a cap on its sea turtle watching tours, limiting the number of visitors to 50 people per night.

(VOVWORLD) - A large-scale display that traces the development of Vietnam’s civil aviation industry will open to the public from August 28 to September 5, as part of a major exhibition in Hanoi that showcases Vietnam’s achievements over the past 80 years.

(VOVWORLD) - French multinational software corporation Dassault Systèmes said it will help Vietnam train 50,000 semiconductor engineers and develop an innovation-driven workforce from now until 2030.