(VOVWORLD) -The 26th session of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee opened in Hanoi Wednesday, under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

(VOVWORLD) -National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, has cancelled two flights between Vietnam's Da Nang and Japan's Narita scheduled for Thursday (August 9) as a result of storm Shanshan.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a flag-hoisting ceremony in Hanoi on Wednesday to mark the 51st founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s U23 team finished first in the U23 International Championship – Vinaphone Cup 2018 after a 1-1 draw against Uzbekistan on Tuesday night.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday that emergency fuel to run generators for essential needs in Gaza, including healthcare, sanitation, and clean water, is nearly exhausted.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday on orientations and measures for fast and sustainable development of Vietnam’s wood processing industry and forestry exports. The event drew 300 wood enterprises and related agencies.

(VOVWORLD) - A forum on measures to improve capital access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) took place in Hanoi on Tuesday, looking at the difficulties of both the firms and the banks.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is determined to catch up with the 4th Industrial Revolution, but it is currently one of the countries least prepared for it, according to the World Economic Forum.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea is dismantling a missile-engine test site following an agreement reached between North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump.

(VOVWORLD) - The first round of the US’s 25% punitive tariffs on Chinese goods will hit 50 billion USD starting on August 23, the US government announced on Tuesday.