(VOVWORLD) -The UN Security Council on Thursday voted to allow a North Korean official under international sanctions to attend the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

(VOVWORLD) -UK Prime Minister Theresa May's government will not hold a second referendum on the United Kingdom's membership in the European Union, her spokesman said Thursday after billionaire George Soros donated money to stop Brexit.

(VOVWORLD) -South Korean President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his commitment to the alliance with the United States to denuclearize North Korea during a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Presidents of Russia and Turkey agreed Thursday to strengthen coordination between the two countries' military and security services in Syria in the fight against terrorism.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh expressed her hope that the US organization Operation Smile will continue providing plastic surgery to children with facial defects during a meeting with CEO William P. Magee in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong has appreciated the important contributions of outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong to the bilateral relations in recent years.

(VOVWORLD) - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh chaired an on-line meeting to review administrative procedure reform on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilization Commission Truong Thi Mai received a delegation of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) led by Pastor Nguyen Huu Mac on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communications and Education Vo Van Thuong has paid Tet visit to Naval Command Zone 2 in Vung Tau province.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government of Vietnam always creates favourable conditions for Korean firms to invest in the country, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a meeting with Chairman of the Hyosung Group Cho Hyun-joon in Hanoi on Thursday.