(VOVWORLD) -A suicide bomb attack Tuesday at an election rally in the northwestern city of Peshawar, Pakistan, killed at least 13 people, including a prominent local politician.

(VOVWORLD) - The 25th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on Wednesday to discuss several controversial draft laws, including the Law on Vietnam’s Coast Guard, the Law on Protection of State Secrets, and the amended Law on Anti-Corruption.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given opinions on enforcement of a resolution on National Assembly oversight for next year.

(VOVWORLD) - A forum was held in Hanoi on Tuesday on a Government resolution to improve the business investment environment to encourage the private economic sector to grow.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam ranks 45th out of 126 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018, up 14 places since 2016, according to the GII report announced by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony was held in Vinh Phuc on Tuesday to honor outstanding blood donors of the Red Journey campaign over the past 7 years.

(VOVWORLD) -The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is deeply concerned over the alarming increase in grave violations against children, adding that attacks on schools, students, and education personnel put children at risk, and deprive them of opportunities to learn and grow for a better future, according to Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Anh.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting in Hanoi on Tuesday to discuss public feedback on a plan to build special administrative-economic units in the country.

(VOVWORLD) - The militarization of the East Sea is not good for the region, New Zealand's acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in an interview with Australia's national broadcaster ABC on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - All 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks deep inside a flooded Thai cave have been rescued, a Thai navy SEAL unit said on Tuesday, a successful end to a perilous mission that has gripped the world.