(VOVWORLD) - Eleven remaining member nations to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have agreed to sign the deal at an official ceremony slated for March, Japanese Economic Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on January 23.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of Defence James Mattis will pay an official visit to Vietnam from January 24-25 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart General Ngo Xuan Lich.

(VOVWORLD) - At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse, leading the Vietnamese delegation, left Hanoi for India to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit as well as the celebration of India’s 69th Republic Day.

(VOVWORLD) - Right after Vietnam obtained an impressive victory against Qatar to advance to the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated coach Park Hang-seo and the Vietnamese team.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is the focus of India’s Act East policy, said Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish ahead of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to India to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 69th anniversary of India’s Republic Day.

(VOVWORLD) - The United States will open its embassy in Jerusalem by the end of 2019, Vice President Mike Pence told the Israeli Parliament on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday revised up its forecast for world economic growth in 2018 and 2019, saying sweeping US tax cuts were likely to boost investment in the world’s largest economy and help its main trading partners.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council on Monday condemned "in the strongest terms" the terrorist attack at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan this past weekend, which resulted in at least 22 deaths.

(VOVWORLD) - A South Korean delegation traveled to North Korea on Tuesday to inspect the venues where the two Koreas will hold joint cultural and sports events to celebrate the 2018 Winter Olympics, set to open next month in the South’s PyeongChang.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) on Monday presented certificates of merit and “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) and some of its active members in recognition of their contributions to the improvement of Vietnam-US relations.