(VOVWORLD) - The US on Thursday imposed sanctions on 7 North Korea individuals and 3 entities accused of human rights violations.

(VOVWORLD) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered the army commander to recruit 10 new infantry battalions to crush remnants of pro-Islamic State militants, days after they were defeated in the southern city of Marawi.

(VOVWORLD) - Representatives of more than 80 businesses from the Republic of Korea (ROK), spent Thursday working with authorities of Binh Duong Province to explore investment cooperation opportunities.

(VOVWORLD) - The 8th round of UN-led talks aimed at ending Syria's 6-year war will begin in Geneva on November 28, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill increasing sanctions against Iran for its long-range ballistic missile program.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly deputies on Friday discussed the feasibility study report of a project on land acquisition, compensation, and resettlement relating to the construction of Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai province.

(VOVWORLD) - A conference on the historical values of Russia’s October Revolution has been co-organized by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the Party Central Committee’s Commission on Communications and Education, the Theoretical Council, and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung met on Thursday with leaders of Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, and Thanh Hoa provinces which were seriously affected by recent storms.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Union is likely to offer British Prime Minister Theresa May a post-Brexit transition period of just 20 months, shorter than May’s request for a two-year transition.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran opened a border crossing with the Kurdistan region of Iraq on Wednesday after having closed it following last month’s vote in favor of independence in the Kurdish area.