(VOVWORLD) - Israel's ambassador to UNESCO Carmel Shama Hacohen said Tuesday that he is asking the government to reconsider leaving the agency, pointing out that UNESCO has paused decisions against Israel since last year.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank (WB) will continue to help Vietnam achieve its development goals, WB Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva told Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue at a meeting in Washington on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc has urged the World Bank (WB) to continue its financial and technical support for Vietnam during his meeting with the WB’s Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Victoria Kwakwa, in Da Nang on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is willing to join forces with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in boosting sustainable development for current and future generations, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

(VOVWORLD) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday gave royal assent to Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit bill, ending months of debate over the legislation that will formally end Britain's EU membership.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank is an important development partner and policy advisor of the Vietnamese Government, greatly helping with local socio-economic development.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Saint Lucia have agreed to establish diplomatic ties at the ambassador level and apply the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to their ties.

(VOVWORLD) - A seminar on strengthening biodiversity preservation management and developing sustainable tourism based on maximizing the effectiveness of available resources was held in Da Nang on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Syrian army began airstrikes on Tuesday targeting southern Daraa province to cut rebel supply routes from the Jordan border.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue met on Tuesday with US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as part of his official visit to the US.