(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas on Monday that he has discussed the Middle East conflict with US President Donald Trump.

(VOVWORLD) - The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday sentenced Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of former President Park Geun-hye, to 20 years in prison for a string of corruption linked to an influence-peddling scandal that led to Park's impeachment.

(VOVWORLD) - A Tet book street and flower festival opened in Vung Tau City on Monday and will run until February 25th.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un pledged to promote a warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue with South Korea after his high-level delegation returns from a visit to the South.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia hosted a banquet at the Hanoi-Moscow complex in Moscow on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Pope Francis on Sunday sent greetings to people in Asia and other places who will be celebrating the Lunar New Year this Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi told US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at a meeting in Cairo on Monday that the US should revive negotiations between Palestine and Israel.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh offered incense on Monday to commemorate late leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the government on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Red Cross Society and Ninh Thuan province’s Red Cross Society presented 150 Tet gifts worth 4,000 USD to the poor in NinhThuan province on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Lunar New Year celebrations of Asian countries will be featured at the West Lake Water Park in Hanoi during the upcoming holiday.