(VOVWORLD) - 4 Gulf countries have severed ties with Qatar listing specific individuals and entities they say are supporters of terrorism.

(VOVWORLD) - Relations between Vietnam and Russia have developed strongly since the two countries formed a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2012, said Huynh Cach Mang, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, at a ceremony on Thursday to mark Russia National Day.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City and Gangwon province in the Republic of Korea on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishing friendship and cooperation between the two localities’ administrations.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 40,000 poll stations opened for the UK's general election on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - French President Emmanuel Macron has held separate talks with the Kings of Qatar and Saudi Arabia and the Iranian President to invite them to an all party dialogue to maintain regional stability and continue the fight against terrorism.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 100 countries have responded to World Oceans Day on June 8.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation concluded a five-day official visit to Japan on Thursday. Before leaving Japan, the PM visited the headquarters of the Nidec-Shimpo Corporation of Nidec Group – a leading hi-tech company that began operating in 1973.

(VOVWORLD) - President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman concluded a three-day State visit to Vietnam on Thursday. At the meetings with Vietnamese leaders, both sides spoke highly of the positive growth of the two countries’ traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation over a history of 67 years of official relations.

(VOVWORLD) - The 14th National Assembly Standing Committee's third session on Thursday discussed amendments to the Law on Irrigation while would authorize the state to invest in building major irrigation works including those for which it is difficult to mobilize financing and those serve defense or security purposes or to prevent or control natural disasters.

(VOVWORLD) - Czech media on Wednesday covered talks between President Milos Zeman and President Tran Dai Quang about opening a direct air route between the two countries, exempting Czech tourists to Vietnam from visa requirements, and signing an extradition agreement.