(VOVWORLD) - The Syrian army plans to deploy more heavy arms to the demilitarized zone in northern and northwestern Syria to pave the way for a large-scale operation against any rebels who insist on remaining in the region.

(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of China, Laos, Cuba, and Russia have cabled congratulatory messages to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on his October 23 election as the State President of Vietnam for the 2016-2021 tenure.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Romanian Minister for Business Environment, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Stefan Radu Oprea in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The 9th Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival will be held from May 11 to May 14 next year.

(VOVWORLD) - The first-ever maritime exercise held by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China started Monday in the southern Chinese city of Zhanjiang.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea, South Korea, and the United Nations Command (UNC) have agreed to disarm the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) this week.

(VOVWORLD) - 30 Vietnamese businesses attended the Sial Paris International Food Fair 2018, which opened on Sunday in Paris, to introduce their honey, cashew nuts, peppers, fruits, vegetables, and rice products.

(VOVWORLD) - 200 Vietnamese intellectuals will participate in the first Vietnamese Young Intellectual Forum, which will take place in Da Nang city from November 27 to 29.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree allowing punitive measures against Ukraine in response to sanctions by Kiev against individuals and legal entities in Russia.

(VOVWORLD) - Top Russian officials on Monday told Donald Trump's national security advisor that Moscow is ready to cooperate with Washington over the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, adding that abandoning the key agreement would put the world in danger.