(VOVWORLD) - Fukui prefecture governor Issei Nishikawa on Monday approved the restart of 2 nuclear reactors near Kyoto, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for the revival of the nuclear power plants early next year.

(VOVWORLD) -The 45th death anniversary of 8 martyrs in Quang Binh province was commemorated with a special art program jointly held by the Voice of Vietnam and the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee on Sunday night.

(VOVWORLD) - Poland’s President Andrzej Duda began a four-day State visit to Vietnam on Monday at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang to step up a traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the 2 countries.

(VOVWORLD) -Top defense officials from 40 Muslim-majority nations called the Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition held their first meeting in Riyadh on Sunday, just days after an attack on an Egyptian mosque that killed more than 300 worshippers.

(VOVWORLD) -A project to turn Ho Chi Minh city into a smart city by 2020 and with a vision toward 2025 was unveiled at a conference on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -Russia’s Sputnik newspaper on Sunday said that Islamic State has incited followers to carry out terrorist attacks in the UK, Germany, and France at Christmas and New Year 2018.

(VOVWORLD) - Pope Francis arrived in Myanmar on Monday on a delicate visit for the leader of the Roman Catholic church to a majority-Buddhist country.

(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party agreed on Sunday to pursue a "grand coalition" with the Social Democrats (SPD) to break the political deadlock in Europe's biggest economy.

(VOVWORLD) -The chief of staff of the Philippines Armed Forces ordered troops on Sunday to crush the New People’s Army (NPA) that continues to wage war against the government.

(VOVWORLD) -Millions of Cuban voters participated in local elections on Sunday, the first step in the process of selecting a successor to President Raul Castro.