(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Xuan Dung presented President Tran Dai Quang’s credentials to Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam attracted nearly 25.5 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, 34 percent above last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. 14.5 billion USD went to 1,844 new projects, 30 percent above last year.

(VOVWORLD) - The French government on Wednesday unveiled its national budget plan of 2018, pledging to find 19 billion USD of savings as part of a plan to reduce the deficit to 2.6 percent of GDP in the next fiscal year.

(VOVWORLD) - Interpol approved the membership of the Palestinian Authority and the Solomon Islands, bringing its membership to 192 on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday never to remove Jewish settlements from the West Bank, even to secure a possible deal with the Palestinians.

(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday demanded that the Kurdistan Regional Government cancel the result of the referendum on independence that was held on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -A conference to promote a high-quality rice production chain was held in Hau Giang province on Wednesday as part of a series of provincial investment promotion activities.

(VOVWORLD) -The 5th Foreign Affairs and Defence Strategic Dialogue at deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and Australia took place in Canberra today/ Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The German Embassy in Vietnam has rejected social media news on Germany’s suspension of visa granting for Vietnamese businesses and individuals.

(VOVWORLD) - The Institute of Environment, Policies and Resources and the Hans Seidel Foundation in Vietnam have jointly held a workshop on green economy in the context of environmental protection and climate change in Vietnam.