(VOV) - In 2013, the Middle East topped the list of the world’s most unstable regions due to clashes between Israel and Palestine, Syria’s civil war and Iran’s nuclear program. The instability has brought the Middle East to the verge of explosion.

(VOV) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has obtained significant results in building an ASEAN community by 2015, enhancing relationships with its partners, and raising the bloc’s status in a multi-polar world.

(VOV) - More than 315 million American people are beginning their Christmas and New Year holidays. While optimistic about a better year to come, Americans can’t ignore big problems on both the domestic and foreign front.

(VOV) - Tensions have escalated 3 weeks after Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign a deal with the EU to prioritize economic links with Russia.

(VOV) - US President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in South Africa on December 10. Although it’s a symbolic gesture, can the cordial handshake be a historic milestone that signals a thaw in a relationship frozen for the past 50 years? 

(VOV) - The National Assembly passed the revised 1992 Constitution in Hanoi on November 28 to meet the country’s development requirements in the new era.

(VOV) - Thailand is facing serious instability because of demonstrations by both anti- and pro-government forces in recent days, the largest since 2010 when political strife killed more than 90 people.

(VOV) - Vietnam has been elected to the UN Human Rights Council for 2014-16, showing the international community’s trust in the country’s human rights achievements. It’s also an opportunity for Vietnam to contribute to ensuring human rights globally.

(VOV) - A new round of negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 which includes the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany opened in Geneva on November 7.

(VOV) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki is on a three-day tour of the US to seek military assistance to counter the spreading violence in his country. Is this a wise step that will allow Maliki to consolidate his power and bring Iraq out of the current violence?