(VOVWORLD) - The director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has warned that "the threat of protectionism remains present" and insisted that "trade and technology are solutions" to global development.

(VOVWORLD) -The 11th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union opened in Hanoi on Monday to chart a new development course for young Vietnamese people in the next 5 years.

(VOVWORLD) -French President Emmanuel Macron told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that he needs to make gestures to the Palestinians to break the current impasse.

(VOVWORLD) -An Iraqi military parade celebrating the final victory over the Islamic State was held in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -Nearly 400 children painted pictures of Hanoi at the Ly Thai To Flower Garden on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Coffee Day 2017, the first Vietnamese coffee day ever held, opened in Da Lat city on Sunday night, showcasing a new era of development for the Vietnamese coffee industry.

(VOVWORLD) - The Syrian government delegation returned to Geneva on Sunday to resume UN-brokered talks on Syrian peace. Bashar al-Ja‘afari, Syria’s ambassador to the UN and chief negotiator, refused to respond to reporters’ queries.

(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have condemned US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

(VOVWORLD) -The 11th National Youth Union Congress of 2017-2022 tenure opens Monday in Hanoi with the attendance of 250 guests and 1,000 delegates, representing more than 6.4 million Youth Union members and nearly 24 million Vietnamese young people.

(VOVWORLD) - The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs wants to build a network of Vietnamese start-ups in Vietnam and the US, said Committee’s Vice Chairman Luong Thanh Nghi at a forum in San Francisco on Saturday.