(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US government shutdown will continue until Congress authorizes 5 billion USD to fund his long-promised border wall along the US border with Mexico.

(VOVWORLD) - Washington has set "unacceptable" preconditions for a new US-Russia summit, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign direct investment in Vietnam in 2018 has reached nearly 35.5 billion USD, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

(VOVWORLD) - The ten most outstanding science and technology events in Vietnam in 2018 were announced in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday criticized European countries for their unwillingness to bear business losses in Iran following the US’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

(VOVWORLD) - North and South Korea broke ground Wednesday on a project to modernize North Korean railways and roads near the border between the Koreas.

(VOVWORLD) - An hours-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Security is high in Barcelona following a US warning of the risk of a terror attack during the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan’s government approved Tuesday a set of measures to ensure that foreign workers entering the country under its new visa system enjoy proper working conditions and access to broad support in their daily lives.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on Monday wished Catholic dignitaries and followers in Thai Ha diocese in Hanoi a Merry Christmas.