(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City’s authority met with 200 outstanding ethnic minority people at a gathering on Tuesday, praising their contributions to local development.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Union has postponed a decision to extend its blacklist targeting Russia, said Russia’s EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Consulate General of Kuwait in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday held a celebration to mark Kuwait’s 57th Independence Day (February 25) and 27th Liberation Day.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva in Moscow on Monday to discuss bilateral ties and relations between Russia, the EU, and NATO.

(VOVWORLD) - The UK government is interested in boosting trade and investment cooperation with Southeast Asian nations and considers the region the first test of its post-Brexit “Global Britain” strategy, according to an article by UK-based Telegraph newspaper.

(VOVWORLD) - Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) met on Monday in Berlin to approve a coalition deal with the Social Democrats (SPD), a move that will take their leader, Angela Merkel, a step closer to a fourth term as Germany’s chancellor.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has hailed the media’s contribution to Vietnam’s socio-economic development, social security, national security, and international integration.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is ready to realize its international commitments on natural disaster risk reduction and mitigation, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday proposed a 30-year jail term for former President Park Geun-hye who was ousted last year amid an influence-peddling scandal.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has signed a contract with German fitness coach Dominic Palmer.