(VOVWORLD) -The tourism sector met its goal of a 30-percent rise in the number of foreign visitors, which has helped boost national economic growth and promote Vietnam’s image during its integration into the world, according to statistics unveiled at a meeting of the State Steering Committee for Tourism in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) -4 international cruise ships - Azamara Journey, World Dream, Celebrity Millenium, and Lory Sea - carrying 6200 tourists arrived in Ha Long City on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - During a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for newly-accredited US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pledged to work with the US to boost bilateral ties.

(VOVWORLD) - The first Vietnamese batch of star apples has been exported to the US by the Cat Tuong Agricultural Products Producing & Processing Company. The event was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Tien Giang provincial People’s Committee at a ceremony on Tuesday in My Tho city.

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters on Tuesday that next year, China will open a new chapter of win-win cooperation with other countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia is ready to be a mediator for US-North Korea negotiations if both sides agree, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Islamic State (IS) has posted a video clip threatening to attack New Year celebrators around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - A delegation of Hanoi officials led by Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai laid wreaths at the B52 victory monument at Hanoi’s Kham Thien street on Tuesday to commemorate those who lost their lives during the US's Christmas airstrikes in 1972.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea plans to launch a satellite, a South Korean daily reported Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russian authorities should monitor the activity of "some companies" on social media during next year's presidential election.