(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien fielded questions at the National Assembly meeting on Wednesday about management and licensing of art and cultural activities. He also spoke about the preservation of cultural values, the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, and the improvement of tourism planning.

(VOVWORLD) - At the second Congress of the Vietnam Federation on Disability on Tuesday, Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Mass Mobilization Truong Thi Mai has praised the Vietnam Federation on Disability for its efficient support for disabled people, helping them promote their strengths and live a better life.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh expressed her admiration for outstanding blood donors of 2017 at a meeting on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Trong Dam said Vietnam has promulgated many policies and strategies to mitigate natural disasters and climate change, and help children and their families in emergencies.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan asked countries to increase leadership by women on climate change and disaster response policies.

(VOVWORLD) - The US is considering sanctions on countries that do illegal business with North Korea, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned at a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities is always high on Vietnam’s agenda, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, permanent representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the economic and political isolation of Qatar on Tuesday and said that it is inhumane and goes against the values of Islam.

(VOVWORLD) - British Prime Minister Theresa May met the leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Arlene Foster on Tuesday to discuss support for the Conservative Party’s minority government.

(VOVWORLD) - The UK is always welcome in the EU, said French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday after the British Prime Minister said Brexit negotiations will begin next week.