(VOVWORLD) -The Syrian government has doubled the size of the territory under its control in just two months, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -The risk of a forced solution to the North Korea crisis is very high, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford is seeking measures to counter North Korea’s nuclear missile threats during his 2-day trip to South Korea.

(VOVWORLD) - Top Vietnamese and Thai legislators have spoken highly of their bilateral cooperation across various fields, especially in legislation.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly Standing Committee on Monday began discussing the implementation of policies and laws on investing and carrying out Build-Operate-Transfer projects.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese team finished third with two silver and seven bronze medals at the World Mathematics Olympiad in Tianjin, China, last week.

(VOVWORLD) - Ethnic culture will entice visitors to the culture-tourism week of Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields, which will open in late September in Yen Bai province.

(VOVWORLD) - The 1st Ninh Kieu lantern night will open this Friday in Can Tho City to highlight the tourism potential of Can Tho and the Mekong River Delta.

(VOVWORLD) - The 20th Vietnam Film Festival will take place in Da Nang city in late November, honoring Vietnam’s best movies and promoting the image of Vietnamese people, culture, and tradition to the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran's parliament approved on Sunday the allocation of an additional 520 million USD for the development of the missile program and the elite Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations wing, the Quds Force.