(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said Vietnam wishes to promote cooperation with Switzerland in all fields for practical benefits.

(VOVWORLD) - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker mapped out a vision of a post-2019 EU in his annual State of the European Union speech on Wednesday in Strasbourg, France.

(VOVWORLD) - Rating agency Moody’s said in a report released Wednesday that the boycott of Qatar by a Saudi-led bloc of Arab states is hurting the economies of all the countries involved, with Bahrain and Qatar the most affected.

(VOVWORLD) - Astana hosted the sixth international Syrian crisis resolution talks on Thursday. The first day of the forum was dedicated to bilateral consultations and a final plenary meeting is scheduled for Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday awarded the 2024 summer Olympic Games to Paris, who will stage the event 100 years after its last Games in 1924.

(VOVWORLD) - The Prime Minister has directed localities and ministries to take emergency measures as Doksuri storm is forecast to make landfall in the central region late on Friday or early Saturday and is likely to strike coastal areas with level 9 to 15 winds.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh paid a 3-day visit to China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and attended the 14th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) this week.

(VOVWORLD) -The national meteorological center predicts that Storm Doksuri will hit the Vietnamese provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh as of Friday morning.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam-China Bac Luan (Beilun) Bridge II was inaugurated in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, on Wednesday. The ceremony was attended by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong.

(VOVWORLD) -The Cultural and Tourism Week to explore Mu Cang Chai terraced fields in Yen Bai province will begin on September 21.