(VOVWORLD) - Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Harare on Wednesday to meet government senior officials, according to the ruling party Zanu-PF.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam treasures its special friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told former Lao Prime Minister Thoongsinh Thammavong at a reception in Hanoi on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Defense Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich, at a Wednesday reception for Russian Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant General Alexander Fomin, urged Russia to offer more scholarships for Vietnamese students and expand cooperation.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia, Iran, and Turkey agreed to hold a Syrian People's Congress to find a permanent solution to the Syria crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters after Wednesday tripartite meeting in Sochi, Russia.

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha in Bejing on Wednesday to repair relations damaged when the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was deployed in South Korea.

(VOVWORLD) - Palestinian factions met on Wednesday in Egypt and issued a joint announcement of a general election to be held by the end of next year.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick in Hanoi on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Foreign Ministries of both Vietnam and Sweden to organize activities, including visit exchanges, film festival, cultural week, and tourism, trade and investment promotion seminars to mark the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2019.

(VOVWORLD) -President Tran Dai Quang met Laotians who have contributed to Vietnam's revolution, in Hanoi on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -200 Vietnamese and Chinese delegates gathered at a conference in Hai Phong city on Wednesday to discuss cooperation opportunities for joint development.