(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged Thua Thien-Hue province to turn tourism into a spearhead sector to spur its economic development by tapping historical and cultural heritage of former imperial Hue city.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranks 23rd in the world, with an Elo rating of 2737, according to FIDE, the World Chess Federation.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has called for swift measures to realize North Korea's participation in the Winter Olympic Games, Pyeongchang next month.

(VOVWORLD) -The government has issued a Resolution on the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and the state budget plan for 2018.

(VOVWORLD) -Spain's Foreign Minister Luis de Guindos claimed on Monday that the Catalan independence crisis cost Spain "a billion" euros, and fallout from the turmoil continues to hamper growth in the wealthy region.

(VOVWORLD) - The “V-concert: Happy New Year” was held at the Hanoi Opera House on Monday by Vietnam Digital Television (VTC) of Voice of Vietnam (VOV).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Egypt witnessed major milestones in bilateral cooperation in 2017 in politics, diplomacy, economics, and culture.

(VOVWORLD) - The US military intensified airstrikes in Somalia in the past week, killing at least 17 Al-Shabaab terrorists after their deadly attacks in African countries including Kenya.

(VOVWORLD) -France is aiming to create a trade ‘backbone’ with Beijing via Russia amid increasing uncertainty in relations with the US.

(VOVWORLD) -Germany’s Bavarian conservatives are pressing for corporate tax cuts and cuts to welfare payments for asylum seekers, which could complicate talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a new government.