(VOVWORLD) - Britain's ruling Conservative party holds a commanding 17 point lead over the opposition Labor party, a poll by Survation showed on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathered in Hanoi on Tuesday, beginning the second major session during the APEC Year 2017.

(VOVWORLD) - President-elect Emmanuel Macron told his US counterpart Donald Trump in a telephone call on Monday that he would defend a climate change deal agreed in Paris in 2015.

(VOVWORLD) - Canada wants to work with ASEAN to promote free trade and trade links, including an ASEAN-Canada free trade deal, said Donald Bobiash, who led the Canadian delegation to the 14th ASEAN-Canada Dialogue of senior officials meeting (SOM).

(VOVWORLD) - Syria on Monday dismissed the idea of foreign forces patrolling four so-called de-escalation zones that are to be established under a deal struck by Russia, Iran and Turkey.

(VOVWORLD) -Pacific Partnership 2017 (PP17) began a mission in Da Nang city on Tuesday with the arrival of the US expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4). Personnel from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Japan are participating in the 10-day event.

(VOVWORLD) -More than 10 million Buddhist followers across Vietnam are celebrating Lord Buddha’s birthday which falls on the 15th of the 4th lunar month. Traditional rituals, including Buddha bathing, incense offering, and balloon release to pray for peace and prosperity, have been held since the beginning of the month.

(VOVWORLD) -The current plenum of the Party Central Committee entered its 5th day of working on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival will opens on June 9 in Tam Thanh beach, Quang Nam province. The organizing board told a press conference Tuesday that the 9-day festival will be held at heritage sites, craft villages, historical places, and scenic spots in the province.

(VOVWORLD) - The next round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva will be held next Tuesday, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Monday.