(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s representatives in Geneva received a certificate for having eliminated trachoma at a high-level session of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -A Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen tourism and connectivity between Vietnam and Singapore was signed on Wednesday between Vietnam Airlines, Singapore Tourism Board (STB), and Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC).

(VOVWORLD) - British magazine “Time Out” ranked Hanoi among the world’s 20 best cities for culture. Hanoi was 9th on the list, the highest-ranked city in Asia.

(VOVWORLD) - Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won the International Booker Prize for fiction for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of 33 years from 1990 about girls and women in Southern India. The award ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Tate Modern Museum in London.

(VOVWORLD) - The Russian government said Wednesday that it will coordinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam, Chair of the Asia-Pacific Group at the UN, co-organized a regional workshop with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday, as part of the 34th session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Khoai Chau urban, eco-tourism, and golf course complex in Hung Yen province. The Trump Organization’s 1.5 billion USD project is expected to symbolize the comprehensive, deep, and sustainable strategic cooperation between Vietnam and the United States.

(VOVWORLD) - Emirates Airlines will operate four weekly flights to Da Nang city from the Middle East and Europe, starting June 2.

(VOVWORLD) - India and Pakistan agreed on Tuesday to a phased withdrawal of troops and weapons from areas where recent clashes have occurred, mainly along the Line of Control.

(VOVWORLD) -Lawmakers on Wednesday passed a resolution to shorten the term of the current National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure.