ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony celebrates grouping’s 52nd anniversary The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flag hoisting in Hà Nội on Thursday morning to mark the 52nd anniversary of the grouping.

Nearly all teenagers detained at Moscow unauthorised rally released - ombudsperson Almost all teenagers, who were detained at an unauthorised rally in downtown Moscow on August 3, have been released, Moscow human rights ombudsperson Tatyana Potyaeva told TASS.

PM exhorts Kiên Giang Province to capitalise on resources to become innovative, wealthy

Kiên Giang should become one of the wealthiest and most dynamic and innovative provinces in the country based on its comparative natural advantages and sea-based economy, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told an investment conference in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province yesterday .

Central city to host annual Việt Nam-Japan culture events Art troupes, artists and representatives of cities in Japan will attend the annual Việt Nam-Japan Culture Exchange at Rồng Bridge park from July 25-28, offering cultural performances, cuisine, traditional art demonstrations, games and seminars on tourism and human resources development between Japan and Đà Nẵng.

Pompeo and Mexican counterpart welcome reduced flow of migrants Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday thanked his Mexican counterpart for increased immigration enforcement by the country, which he said is leading to fewer migrants entering the United States.

End Syria hospital attacks, Russia told at UN Russia on Thursday opposed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an end to attacks on health facilities in Syria's Idlib region, diplomats saidafter the latest meeting over violence in the country's last major opposition bastion.

Iran's top diplomat warns US is 'playing with fire' Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned on Monday that the United States is "playing with fire," echoing remarks by President Donald Trump as the two sides are locked in a standoff over Tehran's nuclear program.

Việt Nam, UK hold 7th strategic dialogue Việt Nam and the UK will set up a specific organised crime working group to fight human trafficking and child sex abuse.

Phong Nha villagers rowing against the current

On the fringes of the world-renowned Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park sits a quiet village which has become synonymous with rowing tourists to and from the spectacular limestone mountains and caves.

Iran and US trade barbs ahead of new sanctions

The United States on Monday was due to tighten sanctions on Iran as the two countries traded barbs in a tense standoff sparked by Washington's withdrawal from a nuclear deal.