Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday had a call from Israel’s Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, after meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Isreali officials said. This is the first phone conversation between President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Yair Lapid since Lapid took office last week. At the phone
Japanese police were questioning the 41-year-old suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, a former member of Japan’s navy, on suspicion of murder. Police said Yamagami was responding calmly to questions and said he has a grudge against a “specific organization”, possibly a religious organization, which he believes is related to former Prime Minister
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed strengthening bilateral relations and the situation in Ukraine during their phone conversation on Wednesday. Xi affirmed that he will continue to support Russia on issues of sovereignty and security, while Putin expressed support for the Chinese President’s Global Security Initiative.
As of June, Vietnam had 883 urban areas of all types across the country, representing an urbanisation rate of 41 percent, up 0.6 percent from the same period last year. According to the Ministry of Construction, 92.8 percent of urban residents had access to clean water in the period, an annual
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Wednesday officially opened a direct flight from Hanoi to New Delhi. The first flight VN5025 landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport at 2.25 pm on Wednesday (local time). Flights between Hanoi and New Delhi take off every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Hue Festival 2022, scheduled to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 25 to 30, is expected to set a new record – the longest banquet table in AsiaThe giant party will be held by Huda Food and Beverage Company (Huda Beer) at Phu Van Lau (Pavilion of
Hanoi eyes to welcome over 30 million visitors, including 7 foreigners, by 2025, according to the municipal Party Committee’ draft conclusion on tourism development for 2016-2020 and following years. The visitors are expected to spend more than 130 trillion VND (5.59 billion USD) while in the capital. At a conference
