(VOVWORLD) - Top leaders of Vietnam on Saturday sent messages of sympathy to Indonesian leaders over the huge losses in humans and property caused by earthquakes and tsunami in Palu city, Central Sulawesi province.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam National University of Agriculture needs to work harder to become a leading university in agriculture research to serve production, said Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong.

(VOVWORLD) - Hue Relics Preservation Center and the Vietnam Archaeological Institute have introduced new discoveries at a conference in Hue city on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, Acting President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on Sunday sent congratulatory messages to Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Li Keqiang, and Chairman of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu on the occasion of China’s 69th National Day, announced the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - A festival featuring Japan’s culture opens in Ha Long city from now to October 21. The festival, named “Rising Sun”, is held at Sun World Halong Complex with a range of activities such as Sumo wrestling, Taiko drum performance, Japanese tea ceremony, cuisine, dances, and folk games.

(VOVWORLD) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has decided to reschedule some flights between Vietnam to Japan’s Osaka and Nagoya as a result of storm Trami.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Union says it’s offering an extra 40 million Euros (46 million USD) to the UN Palestinian refugee agency to help educate children and provide health care in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

(VOVWORLD) - The US State Department announced on Friday that it has decided to place its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra on "ordered departure," citing increasing security threats from Iran.

(VOVWORLD) - The Philippines and the United States have agreed to conduct 281 security cooperation activities next year.

(VOVWORLD) - Turkey aims to win easier access to the European Union for its citizens, President Tayyip Erdogan said in Berlin on Friday during a state visit.