(VOVWORLD) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited island areas near China, marking his first inspection tour following his historic summit with US President Donald Trump earlier this month.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that a Chinese naval hospital ship was spotted just outside Japan's territorial waters around the disputed Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called on China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to uphold the multilateralism and free trade system against the backdrop of a trend of protectionism, unilateralism, and deglobalization.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defense Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh received in Hanoi on Saturday Randall Schriver, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) -A seminar on economic cooperation between Italy’s Lombardy and Vietnamese localities was held in Milan on Friday as part of events to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic ties.

(VOVWORLD) -Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received a delegation from Saint Petersburg city of Russia on Friday, describing their working visit as an illustration of the cities’ respect for the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Russia.

(VOVWORLD) -A ceremony was held in Quang Tri province on Friday celebrate UNESCO’s recognizion of Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Vietnam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

(VOVWORLD) -The Union of the Vietnamese Student Associations in New South Wales (UAVS), Australia, organized a Gala night on Friday involving Vietnamese students studying in secondary schools and universities in Australia.

(VOVWORLD) - Tourists from the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy will enjoy visa exemptions for the next three years until June 30, 2021, from July 1, 2018, when travelling to Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 50 firefighters tackled a blaze at a residential tower block in east London.