(VOVWORLD) - Qatar is ready to participate in the US--Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in May, provided that the blockading countries' motivation is based on real will and not coercion, Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani announced on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - EU diplomats in the Middle East have proposed ways to oppose Donald Trump's decision to establish Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

(VOVWORLD) - The euro single currency area must shore itself up with reforms or face renewed threats of breakup when a new economic crisis strikes, European Central Bank (ECB) board member Benoit Coeure told a conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - A traditional Tet space, featuring a wide variety of traditional cultural activities, is recreated in Hanoi’s Old Quarter from February 2 to 20, offering visitors an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival.

(VOVWORLD) - Outstanding scientists and intellectuals of Can Tho city gathered to celebrate the lunar New Year at a ceremony held by the municipal People’s Committee on Friday. The city leaders praised their contributions to the city development.

(VOVWORLD) - Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien Hue won the prize for “ASEAN Clean Tourist City” during the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2018 (ATF) last month, said Nguyen Van Phuc, Deputy Director of the city’s Tourism Department.

(VOVWORLD) - The Peach blossom festival of Van Ho district, Son La province, opened on Friday and will last until Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the city formerly known as Stalingrad to participate in celebrations of the 75th anniversary of victory in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ho Chi Minh City Liaison Committee of Political Prisoners organized a meeting on Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1968 General Offensive and Uprising.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Journalists’ Association organized a Tet program for Agent Orange/dioxin victims in Hanoi on Friday.