(VOVWORLD) - A Sunday night fire that consumed Brazil's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro might have been caused by a small paper hot air balloon that landed on the museum's roof, Brazil’s Culture Minister Sergio Sa Leitao said on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan issued evacuation advisories for 300,000 people as typhoon Jebi, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years, made landfall Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has canceled all regular flights between Hanoi/HCM city and Osaka scheduled for Wednesday (September 5) as storm Jebi made landfall on Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has proposed holding a referendum in Catalonia on greater autonomy for the wealthy region, but ruled out allowing a vote on independence as Catalan leaders have demanded.

(VOVWORLD) - The Kremlin said on Monday the US is “crudely” trying to recruit Russian nationals to act as US agents, adding that this shows that Washington is meddling in Russian affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese contemporary art was showcased for the first time at the annual London Design Biennale that opened in London on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s upcoming visit to Russia, reaffirms Vietnam’s unwavering foreign policy of treasuring and boosting comprehensive strategic partnerships with Russia, said Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo Duc Manh.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam-Japan Exchange 2018 program will be held in Ho Chi Minh city for the first time later this month, to bolster cultural exchange and economic cooperation between the two countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and the Lao Front for National Construction, to increase cooperation and mutual assistance to educate peoples of the two countries, especially young people, of their special ties.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Ngoc Linh ginseng and other medical herbs are being introduced atan exhibition which opened in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on Tuesday.