(VOVWORLD) - The White House is "still hopeful" the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump will proceed despite Pyongyang's threat to cancel it, spokesperson Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told a joint press conference that he fully supports the EU protecting the Iran nuclear deal after the US’s withdrawal from it.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will dispatch more officers, particularly females, to participate in UN peacekeeping operations, said Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh at a meeting of EU defense chiefs in Belgium this week.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday inspected recovery efforts after a marine environmental incident occurred in Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri province 2 years ago.

(VOVWORLD) - India’s Institute of Social Sciences inaugurated its Centre for Vietnam Studies on Tuesday in New Delhi.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea (RoK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in food safety, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and medical equipment.

(VOVWORLD) -The Central Steering Committee on External Information held a discussion in Hanoi on Wednesday on how to raise Vietnamese image in the world through external communications.

(VOVWORLD) -The National Assembly Standing Committee has commented on the draft law on amending laws related to the Law on Planning.

(VOVWORLD) -The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat hosted a national conference in Hanoi on Wednesday to review 2 years of implementing the Politburo’s Directive on strengthened studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, morality, and lifestyle.

(VOVWORLD) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday vowed to watch closely the violence in Gaza and “take any action warranted” to prosecute crimes.