(VOVWORLD) - US and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss solutions for the Ukraine conflict and ways to improve bilateral relations.

(VOVWORLD) - The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced Tuesday that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement for the release of six hostages currently held in Gaza as part of the first phase of a ceasefire deal. The hostages are scheduled for release on February 22.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang met with Armenian Ambassador to Vietnam, Suren Baghdasaryan in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Chen Gang, member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in Hanoi on Tuesday, reaffirming the strengthened ties between Vietnam and the Chinese locality.

(VOVWORLD) - On Tuesday Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from February 18-20.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam consistently regards the development of its relations with China as an objective requirement, a strategic choice, and a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralism and diversification of external relations, said Party General Secretary To Lam.

(VOVWORLD) - State President Luong Cuong on Tuesday handed over the presidential decisions appointing two deputy prime ministers and four ministers serving the 2021-2026 term.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly on Tuesday approved the appointment of Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, and Head of the Party Central Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission Mai Van Chinh as Deputy Prime Ministers for the 2021-2026 term. State President Luong Cuong later handed over the appointment decisions.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government has been restructured to include 14 ministries and three ministry-level agencies, following two resolutions approved at the National Assembly’s extraordinary session on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The top diplomats from the US and Russia met Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to discuss improving ties and negotiating an end to the conflict in Ukraine.