(VOVWORLD) - ISIS’s last urban stronghold in Iraq has been recaptured, the Iraqi military has said.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassadors of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union including Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Armenia organized a press conference to mark the 1st year enforcement of the Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement.

(VOVWORLD) - Members of the 12th Party Central Committee on Thursday discussed Vietnam’s socio-economic performance, state budget implementation this year and tasks for next year.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged Bulgaria, as the European Union’s Chair from January 2018, to support Vietnam in strengthening ties with the EU and push for early signing and ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

(VOVWORLD) - At Wednesday’s emergency meeting of the European Parliament, European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said that it is time to talk to resolve the escalating political crisis in Catalonia, while working within the constitutional order of Spain.

(VOVWORLD) - French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that the UK needs to settle its bill with the EU before beginning talks on a post-Brexit trade deal.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that economic sanctions against Russia, particularly those targeting the energy sector are used for unfair competition and are harmful to the whole global economy.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, reiterated Vietnam’s consistent stance in favor of disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation at the debate of the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security in New York this week.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City has hosted events to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival.

(VOVWORLD) - The 12th Party Central Committee’s sixth meeting, which opened in Hanoi on Wednesday, drew the attention of the public who showed broad consensus on the issues Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong mentioned at the opening ceremony.