(VOV) - Syria’s political crisis has reached a turning point when President Bashar Al Assad’s government was voted out of the Arab League (AL) and Syria’s representative in the AL now is the opposition party.

(VOV) - The fifth summit of the emerging economies, BRICS, opened in Durban, South Africa, on March 26, aiming to chart a new course for common development goals.

(VOV) - March 15 marks 2 years since the political crisis and violence began in Syria, claiming the lives of nearly 70,000 people and leaving more than 1 million homeless.

(VOV) - The tense relationship between the two Koreas has heightened following a series of tough words and actions from both sides. The situation on the Korean peninsula is dire and a clash appears unavoidable if both sides don’t calm down.

(VOV) - The US State Department has presented its 2012 International Women of Courage Award to Ta Phong Tan, who is serving a 10-year prison term for violating Vietnamese law.

(VOV) - The political impasse following Italy’s election has raised fears of a continuous debt crisis not only in Italy but in neighboring countries.

(VOV) - Myanmar’s President Thein Sein arrived in Belgium on March 5, the fourth leg of his first European tour, aiming to deepen Myanmar’s relations with the West.

(VOV) - Against expectations, Iran and the P5+1 (the UN Security Council’s 5 permanent members plus Germany) made some progress during their two-day negotiations in Kazakhstan, sparking new hope of resolving a decade-long nuclear deadlock.

(VOV) - US Secretary of State John Kerry is on a visit to nine countries in Western Europe and the Arab world.

(VOV) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on February 21 began a three-day visit to the US to strengthen ties with its strategic ally. The visit is likely to influence the complicated situation in Northeast Asia.