(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam has always valued and contributed its utmost to ASEAN’s development over the past 30 years in pursuit of the bloc’s overarching goals, Party General Secretary To Lam said, adding that drawing from its own experiences, Vietnam will continue its contributions to the ASEAN Community’s development.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday urged more strenuous efforts to speed up the progress and basically achieve the goal of eliminating makeshift and dilapidated houses by October 31 this year.

(VOVWORLD) -21 gun salutes were fired at Merdeka Presidential Palace, Indonesia, on Monday, to welcome Party General Secretary To Lam, his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, who are on a State visit to Indonesia.

(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony took place on Monday in Dak Lak province to mark the 50th anniversary of the Buon Ma Thuot Victory. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha attended the event.

(VOVWORLD) -Pyongyang launched multiple unidentified ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Monday, according to the South Korean military.

(VOVWORLD) -General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam attended and delivered a keynote policy speech at a ceremony on Monday in Indonesia to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Vietnam's accession to ASEAN.

(VOVWORLD) - Lawmakers will discuss amending the Constitution at the next National Assembly session scheduled to begin in early May, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said.

(VOVWORLD) - The death toll in clashes in Syria's coastal areas in recent days has surpassed 1,300, including 745 civilians, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

(VOVWORLD) - Israeli authorities on Sunday cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip, pushing 2.3 million Palestinian residents deeper into crisis.

(VOVWORLD) - Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday.