(VOVWORLD) - South Korean investigative agencies detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday on charges of rebellion stemming from his short-lived declaration of martial law in December.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday that Russia will not withdraw from the Middle East, adding that Russia will maintain its embassy in Syria, continue regular contact with the new Syrian government, and support dialogue to help stabilize the situation in Syria.

(VOVWORLD) - Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari announced on Tuesday that high-level negotiations held in Doha regarding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have reached an advanced and potentially final stage.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam plans to submit a nomination to UNESCO for recognizing French colonial period documents (1858–1954) as World Documentary Heritage, said Mr. Dang Thanh Tung, Director of the State Records and Archives Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday highlighted nuclear energy as a promising area for bilateral collaboration between Russia and Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan visited and presented Tet gifts to policy families, underprivileged workers, and disadvantaged children in Gia Lai province on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visits to Poland and the Czech Republic, his participation at the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and his work visit to Switzerland from January 16 to January 23 reaffirm Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification of external relations, and proactive global integration, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always bears in mind the valuable support that the people of the former Soviet Union and Russia have provided Vietnam during its past struggle for national independence and its current national development process, Party General Secretary To Lam said during a reception for visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Russia have agreed to strengthen dialogue, consolidate political trust, and promote exchanges and visits at all levels and across multiple channels, laying a solid foundation for comprehensive bilateral cooperation, particularly in economics, investment, energy, education, tourism, among others.

(VOVWORLD) - Negotiators were meeting in Qatar on Tuesday to finalize a plan to end the conflict in Gaza after US President Joe Biden suggested a ceasefire and hostage release deal was near.