(VOVWORLD) -US President Donald Trump predicted on Sunday that China will take down its trade barriers, expressing optimism despite escalating trade tensions between the world's two largest economies that have roiled global markets in the past week.

(VOVWORLD) -The United Kingdom mission to the United Nations tweeted Sunday that nine of the UN Security Council's 15 members have called for an emergency meeting of the Council on Monday to discuss reports of a new chemical weapons attack in Syria.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea has promised the US it is ready to discuss the future of its nuclear arsenal when their leaders meet, US officials say.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea’s low cost carrier Air Seoul announced on Monday that it will launch a new route to the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang as an effort to expand its services in the Asia-Pacific region.

(VOVWORLD) - At least 14 members of the Syrian military and its allies were killed in a missile attack targeting Tayfur military airport in Syria’s Homs City, a monitoring group said.

(VOVWORLD) -Hanoi authorities are finalizing a dossier to request UNESCO celebrate the 650th death anniversary of Chu Van An, a famous Vietnamese educator in the 14th century.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese tennis team has earned a berth to the Davis Cup’s Asia/Oceania Zone Group II after defeating Qatar 3-0 in the play-off match in Hanoi on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) -A smart healthcare system that exploits Big Data and artificial intelligence has been set up by the Ministry of Health to improve the quality of health examinations and medical treatment.

(VOVWORLD) -Improving quality and efficiency will be the focus of the National Target Program on New-style Rural Area Building until 2020.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan beat the drum on Saturday to open a festival honoring national heroine Ba Trieu and a ceremony commemorating her 1,770th death anniversary.