(VOVWORLD) - Russia’s recent boasts of a new generation of high-tech weaponry have not changed the US’s strategic calculus, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said it foiled an attempted terrorist attack in southwest Russia's Saratov region on Sunday, killing several perpetrators.

(VOVWORLD) - 3,000 people participated in a run on Sunday in response to the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18) in Bac Ninh province.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 200 Vietnamese Buddhist followers joined a prayer for peace in Prague, the Czech Republic, on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump predicted "tremendous success" Saturday in upcoming groundbreaking talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, adding that North Korea had promised not to shoot missiles in the interim.

(VOVWORLD) - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Saturday recognized Ukraine as an aspirant country.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview by the US television network NBC on Saturday that he had no plans to change the constitution to stay in the Kremlin beyond 2024.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is a major economy in ASEAN in terms of trade and investment and plays an important role in Japan’s CPTPP strategy, said Professor Koichi Ishikawa of the Institute of Asian Studies at Asia University.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has praised the World Chess Federation (FIDE) for its support to the development of chess, one of a few sports that make Vietnam known in the world.

(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony was held in Bac Giang province on Sunday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings for the Vietnam People’s police.