(VOVWORLD) - Russian ambassador to Washington Sergei Kislyak and Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon on Monday discussed preparations for the upcoming meeting of the Russian President and the US President on the sidelines of the G20 summit, which will take place in Germany later this week.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu began a working visit to Japan on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will begin a visit to Germany on Wednesday and attend the G20 Summit at the invitation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

(VOVWORLD) - A Vietnam Culture Day event was held in Vienna City Hall, Austria on Monday drawing 400 visitors.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has demanded ministries and government agencies not to impose any business conditions that hinder trade and investment.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam saw positive socio-economic development indexes in the past six months, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced at the Government’s regular online meeting on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 100 woodblocks and royal documents of the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945), demonstrating Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, are being showcased in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

(VOVWORLD) -The so-called "G5 Sahel" countries—Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger—have pledged to set up a joint force to combat the wave of Islamist bombings, shootings and kidnappings south of the Sahara.

(VOVWORLD) -The fifth “Hanh Trinh Do” or “Red Journey”, a nationwide annual blood drive kicked off in Kien Giang province on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Saudi Arabia and three allies boycotting Qatar have agreed to extend by 48 hours Sunday's deadline for Qatar to comply with their set of demands, the Saudi state news agency reported on Monday.