VOV.VN - G7’s Environment Ministers’ meeting in Japan has committed to taking a leading role in implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change. 

An EgyptAir jet carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean on May 19 in a crash that Egypt said may have been caused by a terrorist attack.

NATO agreed on May 19 to broaden its operations in the Mediterranean to help the European Union stop criminals trafficking refugees from North Africa but will not act until the fate of rescued migrants is cleared up.

The Dili International Conference themed “Maritime Boundaries and the Law of the Sea” took place in Timor-Leste’s capital of Dili on May 19, attracting the participation of a crowd of international scholars and policy makers. 

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev witnessed the signing of pacts on bilateral cooperation in military, anti-money laundering and oil exploitation in Saint Petersburg on May 18. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo signed a defence cooperation deal on May 18 in Sochi, Russia.

The Russia – ASEAN Summit, marking 20 years of their dialogue partnership, in the Russian city of Sochi on May 19-20 affirms the growing importance of bilateral relations, as well as ASEAN’s special status in Russia’s policy towards Southeast Asia. 

National carrier EgyptAir said a plane carrying 69 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo had gone missing on May 19, disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean Sea.

Former US Congressman Eni Faleomavaega on May 17 issued a press release in which he reaffirms his support for Vietnam and hails the country’s human rights progress in the context of the President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Vietnam. 

VOV.VN - At the just-concluded 9th ASEAN+3 Labor Ministers’ Meeting in Vientiane, delegates agreed on a number of measures to create sustainable jobs, one of the current priorities of ASEAN members.