(VOVWORLD) - The 16th annual meeting of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) will be organized in Hanoi in September.

(VOVWORLD) - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Monday raised objections to China’s militarisation of the East Sea on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina.

(VOVWORLD) - Around 20 foreign journalists left Beijing on Tuesday for North Korea by charter plane to observe the dismantling of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, three weeks ahead of leader Kim Jong Un's scheduled summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said the US will increase financial pressure against Iran with the strongest sanctions in history.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan and Singapore agreed during talks on Monday that they will closely collaborate toward the first US-North Korea summit next month.

(VOVWORLD) - The Syrian army on Monday declared the capital Damascus and surrounding areas completely safe, following the defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS) in those areas, state news agency SANA said.

(VOVWORLD) - The Spanish government on Monday approved new Catalonian President Quim Torra but rejected his cabinet nominees.

(VOVWORLD) - The meeting of the G20 foreign ministers began Monday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where multilateralism, cyber security, and the role of institutions in global governing will be discussed.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam has all legal and historical evidence on its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang in response to a reporter’s question on China’s drills involving a long-range bomber on Hoang Sa.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in has left for Washington on an apparent mission to help broker a nuclear deal between the United States and North Korea ahead of their first-ever summit next month.