(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.

(VOVWORLD) - South Koreans voted on Tuesday for a new President to replace Park Geun-hye, who was deposed in a corruption scandal in March.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia is commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War with diverse activities highlighted by a parade on Red Square on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants yesterday made new progress against IS positions in the northwestern edge of IS stronghold in the western side of Mosul, the Iraqi military said.

(VOVWORLD) - President Donald Trump said Monday he would be willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "under the right circumstances" to defuse tensions over North Korea's nuclear program.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang stated that as asserted many times before, Vietnam has sufficient legal ground and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

(VOVWORLD) - The Speaker of Myanmar’s Parliament and Upper House, Mahn Win Khaing Than, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from Wednesday until next Tuesday.