Suga elected Japan PM amid virus, economic woes Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's prime minister by parliament on Wednesday, with his immediate focus to be reviving the battered economy while keeping the novel coronavirus under control.

Quảng Trị ancient citadel – a historical relic site The site was also used as the administration office of the French regime and the American-backed southern regime at one time.   

US deploys Patriot air defence system to Iraq

The United States has deployed Patriot air defence batteries to Iraqi bases to protect American troops recently targeted by Iranian missiles, US and Iraqi military sources told AFP Monday.

Tight co-ordination needed to ensure EVFTA benefits

Building an effective trade defence system is increasingly important for Việt Nam. Vietnam News Agency talks to Lương Hoàng Thái, director of the Multilateral Trade Policy Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, about this issue in light of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement.

Turkey seeks to defuse tension with Russia in Syria Turkey has said it wanted no "face off" with Russia over its Syrian ally's months-long offensive against Turkish-backed rebels in northwest Syria.

Moon leaves for China to meet Xi, Abe and join trilateral summit South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to China on Monday for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seeking to strengthen partnerships on the Korea peace process and address various other issues.

Squabbles overshadow NATO 70th anniversary summit NATO leaders gather on Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive.

Farmer uprising remembered

Back in the days of French rule in Việt Nam, some farmers decided to fight against colonialism.

They rose up at a place where there were three houses, which gave the name to their uprising: Ba Đình.

Putin talks arms, nuclear deals in India

President Vladimir Putin was expected on Friday to sign a deal in India worth more than $5 billion for the S-400 air defence system, despite US warnings of sanctions against countries buying Russian military hardware.

US, China look on as Putin seeks India arms deals

 Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India on Thursday looking to tie up billions of dollars in arms deals with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.