(VOVWORLD) - A series of ASEAN+1 meetings were held in Singapore on Thursday within the framework of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM-51).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said the Czech Republic’s suspension of visa grants to Vietnamese workers is a technical issue.

(VOVWORLD) - Southeast Asian nations and China have reached a “milestone” in talks over a Code of Conduct in the East Sea with a working text that will serve as a basis for future negotiations, Singapore’s foreign minister said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The 11th Vietnam-India defence policy dialogue, which took place in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, demonstrated India’s high political trust and wish to enhance defence ties with Vietnam, said Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Thursday that pursuing new growth model plays an essential role amid the rapid development of science and technology.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam ranks 79th of 137 countries in technological readiness, according to a report of the World Economic Forum.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Congress has passed a 716 billion USD defense spending bill for the 2019 fiscal year.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN Foreign Ministers are working to come up with a common position on a geopolitical framework for the Indo-Pacific, a term beginning to supplant the term Asia-Pacific.

(VOVWORLD) - The International Mathematical Union (IMU) has awarded 2018 Fields Medals to mathematicians from Italy, Germany, India, and Iran.

(VOVWORLD) - The seventh Vietnam Heritage Photo Contest, was officially launched by Vietnam Heritage Magazine and the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday.