(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council held its biannual session Tuesday to discuss the implementation of Resolution 2231, adopted July 20, 2015, which ratified the Iran nuclear deal called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

(VOVWORLD) - The 15th National Assembly on Wednesday amended certain articles of the Penal Code, abolishing the death penalty for eight criminal offenses, effective July 1.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will probably meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the NATO summit.

(VOVWORLD) - The ceasefire between Israel and Iran was strictly observed on Tuesday. Neither side made any further accusations of ceasefire violations against the other.

(VOVWORLD) - An online seminar titled "Promoting Trade with the European Market: Boosting Exports to Russia and Belarus” was held in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese goods are gaining international attention at the 56th Algiers International Fair in Algeria's capital.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with the Ecuadorian President, Kyrgyz Prime Minister, and Senegal Prime Minister on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin city, China.

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam applauded preparations for the operation of the administrative apparatus of the new Quang Tri province on July 1, saying the merger of Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces has been carefully considered by the Party Central Committee, demonstrating a long-term vision in reorganizing the national administrative space coupled with the goal of effective, connected, and sustainable regional development.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputies to the 15th National Assembly are scheduled to pass several important laws today including the revised Penal Code, the revised State Budget Law, the Public-Private Partnership Investment Law, the Export and Import Tax Law, the Law on Management and Use of Public Property, and revisions to the Law on Credit Institutions.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung chaired a meeting with ministries, sectors, and localities on Tuesday to discuss the deployment of information systems to serve the operation of the newly restructured administrative units.