(VOVWORLD) -The Syrian army and allied fighters on Sunday captured the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in Aleppo province.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met representatives of many major Japanese enterprises in Tokyo on Monday, as part of his official visit to Japan.

(VOVWORLD) -The World Bank continues to forecast global growth of 2.7 percent in 2017, rising to 2.9 percent in 2018 and 2019.

(VOVWORLD) -A charity gala was held in Hanoi on Sunday by Vietnam Television (VTV) and military-run telecommunications group Viettel to mark Action Month for Children. The event was part of the VTV’s Operation Healthy Heart program, now in its ninth year.

(VOVWORLD) -The Japan Times on Monday detailed the ongoing visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, saying that it is the largest Vietnamese delegation to Japan, comprising ministers, lawmakers, local leaders and more than 100 businesspeople.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia considers ASEAN a strategic partner in ensuring regional security and stability, said Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Alexander Fomin on Sunday at the 16th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

(VOVWORLD) - A 27-year-old man, who moved to the UK from Pakistan as a child, was the ringleader of the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attacks last weekend.

(VOVWORLD) - Territorial disputes in the East Sea and maritime security in Asia were, for the first time, included in discussions of a Lodz East Asia Meeting (LEAM), held in Lodz, Poland. The 13th event of its kind this year focused on the power shifts in East Asia and prospects for developing Asian-European ties.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam will continue to do its utmost to sharpen the national economy’s competitive edge and attract foreign investors including those from Japan, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told a Vietnam investment promotion conference held in Tokyo on Monday. The conference, the largest of its kind in Japan, drew 1,600 participants.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s credit has grown strongly since the beginning of 2017, said Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong at a press conference in Hanoi on Monday.