Vietnam takes over presidency of UN disarmament body

President Nguyen Phu Trong has called on the nation to be more vigilant and dutiful than ever as it tackled new challenges.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has taken oath as Vietnam’s new president after a secret vote by the parliament.

Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong was the only presidential candidate announced by the National Assembly on Monday.

A Seoul court on Friday jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption.

Government offices and public places in Vietnam started to fly the national flag at half mast from 6 a.m. Wednesday to commemorate the late president.

Laos has declared two days of state mourning in tribute to late Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has taken over as Vietnam’s first female Head of State.

Cuba has observed a two-day state mourning in tribute to Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang who passed away Friday.

Donald Trump's deputy attorney general had discussed ways to force him from office on grounds of incompetence, U.S. media reported Friday. 

Park, 66, was convicted of receiving or demanding more than $20 million from conglomerates.

Exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs is likely to be on the PM's agenda.

Win Myint was Suu Kyi's comrade during the 1988 democracy movement.

The amendments also include inserting Xi's political theory into the constitution and adding clauses to give a legal framework to a new super anti-corruption department.