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Making international commitments a practical resource to serve national development

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung chaired an inter-sectoral meeting on reviewing and urging the implementation of international commitments and agreements.

President Trump says he doesn't know who is leading Iran

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President Donald Trump believes that the deaths of many Iranian leaders are making it difficult for the US to reach an agreement with Iran.

World 24h: Gold prices are forecast to have room to increase

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Latest world news 21.8: 2 low pressure areas are at risk of strengthening in the next 24 hours; Gold prices are forecast to have room to increase,...

Philippines conducts shooting response drills at school

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The Philippines has requested primary and secondary schools across the country to organize safe drills after a series of shootings since the beginning of the year.

Elon Musk points out alarming public debt benchmark for the US

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Billionaire Elon Musk agrees with the view that 50,000 billion USD is a worrying threshold for US public debt.

World 24h: Forecast of storm near the Philippines likely to strengthen further

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Latest world news May 7: Gold price reverses, exceeding 4,700 USD/ounce; Storm Hagupit strengthens before approaching Philippine waters...

China sentences 2 former Ministers of National Defense to death

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Two former Chinese Ministers of National Defense Wei Fenghua and Li Chengfu were sentenced to death but their sentences were postponed for 2 years.

Hastavirus outbreak on MV Hondius ship: Many countries urgently search for passengers leaving the ship

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Authorities have not yet identified the whereabouts of many passengers from the hantavirus outbreak on the ship MV Hondius.

Russia builds Gulf tension forecasting model, warns of risk of a 7-day turning point

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Russian researchers develop a new index to monitor and forecast conflict developments in the Persian Gulf based on open source data.

OPEC oil production falls to 36-year low

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Oil production in OPEC countries fell sharply in April, amid Middle East conflict disrupting the global energy market.

Vietnam - India still have much room for cooperation and development

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Vietnam - India economic and trade relations are growing strongly in both scale and depth, in which agriculture, forestry and fishery, technology, investment and logistics are assessed as fields with a lot of room for cooperation and development.

The strongest super El Nino in history is 100% likely to appear this year

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The latest data shows that there is a 100% chance of forming a super El Nino phenomenon this year.

Russia pours large capital into strategic industrial parks in the Far East and the Arctic

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Russia raises federal support for electronics manufacturers in the Far East and the Arctic, with a budget of more than 2.39 billion USD in the next 3 years.

US - Iran discuss the possibility of stopping uranium enrichment for more than 10 years

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The US and Iran are said to be discussing a plan to temporarily suspend uranium enrichment for more than 10 years, as part of efforts to end the conflict.

North Korea declares it is not bound by nuclear weapons development

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North Korea continues to reject international pressure, affirming that the status of a nuclear weapons possessing country has not changed.

Iran announces plan to support ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz

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Iran said its ports are ready to provide technical, service and medical support to commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

South Korea reduces sentence for former Prime Minister related to martial law

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South Korea's Court of Appeal upheld many indictments but significantly reduced the sentence for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.

Hungary - Ukraine cool down tensions, close gold coin seizure

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Hungary has returned to Ukrainian bank Oschadbank a batch of cash and gold worth about 82 million USD that it seized earlier this year.

US fires on Iranian oil tanker amid new ultimatum from President Trump

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US fires on Iranian oil tanker as President Trump warns Tehran of new airstrikes.

US plans to have more presidential private jets before National Day

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The Boeing 747 donated by Qatar is being urgently upgraded to join the US Air Force One squadron.