(VOVWORLD) - Israel's military said Thursday that it has begun deploying forces across the country as part of preparations for a large-scale joint exercise with the U.S. military next month.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea on Friday said it approved the Winter Olympic visit by Kim Yong Chol in the pursuit of peace and asked for public understanding. Unification Minister Baik Tae-hyun said that South Korea is focusing on whether peace on the Korean peninsula and improvement in inter-Korean relations can be derived from dialogue with visiting North Korean officials, not on their past or who they are.

(VOVWORLD) -The Long Tong or “Going to the field” festival began in Chiem Hoa district, Tuyen Quang province on Friday. The annual festival of the Tay ethnic people has attracted visitors from other ethnic groups and provinces.

(VOVWORLD) -A spring festival highlighting the cultures of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai took place at the provincial museum on Friday/ today.

(VOVWORLD) - The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 will be held in the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng from April 29 to June 30 to celebrate the country’s Reunification Day (April 30).

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh congratulated doctors and medical workers of the National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology on Vietnam Physicians' Day, February 27.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam held a working session on Friday with the Vietnam Medical Association (VMA), which gathered 48 specialised organisations and 54 provincial-level associations with hundreds of thousands of members, including many leading experts and doctors.

(VOVWORLD) - The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat held its first meeting of the Lunar New Year on Friday to review the organization of the traditional lunar New Year festival.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran may walk away from its nuclear deal with world powers if it enjoys no economic benefit and major banks continue to refuse doing business with it, Iran’s Foreign Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea’s presidential office on Thursday discussed preparations for a visit by senior North Korean officials, who will attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 PeyongChang Olympics on Sunday.