(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly deputies on Thursday discussed the draft Law on Legal Aid.

(VOVWORLD) - The annual Vietnam Sea and Islands Week is launched in Ca Mau province on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Afghan officials said a massive suicide bomb ripped through a secure area of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 90 people and wounding 400.

(VOVWORLD) - Slovak diplomat Miroslav Lajcak was elected President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in reassured visiting US Senator Dick Durbin on Wednesday that his call for a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) probe will not undermine the current deployment.

(VOVWORLD) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not talk to Muslim elements who are fighting the military and occupying parts of Marawi city, and that he is determined to keep IS out of the Philippines.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in Washington DC on Wednesday morning, and asked that the Commerce Department recognize Vietnam’s market economy status, objectively assess the trade deficit between the two countries, and settle pending trade issues based on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and World Trade Organization regulations.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the Vietnamese Embassy and several Vietnamese agencies on Wednesday before wrapping up his visit to the US.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and US President Donald Trump discussed measures to develop the two countries’ relations in a more substantive manner during their talks at the White House, Washington DC, on Wednesday (local time).

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said the Vietnamese government, National Assembly, relevant agencies, and business community are ready to work with the Queen Maxima of the Netherlands on issues related to inclusive finance for development.