(VOVWORLD) - The Central Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negativity convened last week. Chaired by Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, the meeting discussed more resolute and drastic measures to fight corruption considering it a vital task in boosting national development.

(VOVWORLD) -The personal information of 237,000 current and former US government employees was leaked in a data breach at the US Department of Transportation over the weekend. The incident happened not long after the leak of classified Pentagon documents which shocked the public in early April. The successive leaks of US government data have exposed the loopholes in the government's secret management.

(VOVWORLD) -A street music festival is being held in Hai Phong city every Saturday this May. The festival, organized by the city’s Cultural Centre, is part of activities to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the city’s Liberation Day and the 133rd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

(VOVWORLD) -US President Joe Biden will meet with Democrat and Republican leaders next week to discuss the federal debt. This will be the second meeting to attempt to prevent the world's biggest economy from falling into a deep recession, which will have a catastrophic effect on global financial markets.

(VOVWORLD) - An inspection team of the European Commission will visit Vietnam later this month for the 4th inspection on Vietnam’s compliance with the EU’s regulations on illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention. With a strong determination get the EC’s yellow card on IUU fishing removed, Vietnamese ministries, sectors and localities are accelerating efforts to enforce compliance with the EU’s regulations.

(VOVWORLD) - In its guidelines, the Communist Party of Vietnam has always encouraged Vietnamese farmers to become more advanced, productive, and efficient, and enhance their role in agricultural and rural development. These guidelines have helped farmers overcome obstacles and meet challenges to develop a more modern and prosperous agriculture.

(VOVWORLD) - On Tuesday Vietnam’s athletes won 39 gold medals at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. The most impressive performance was by track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh, who won three gold medals in less than 24 hours.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's population reaching 100 million people is significant in the context of global economic competition. Every country considers human resources the most important tool to improve national competitiveness.

(VOVWORLD) -The 42nd ASEAN Summit with the theme “ASEAN matters: Epicentrum of Growth" opens on Tuesday in Labuan Bajo Island, Indonesia. The summit affirms the desire and efforts of the member countries to make ASEAN the focal growth engine with a leading role in regional and global cooperation and connectivity, especially in the face of regional complications.

(VOVWORLD) -“A tourist’s guide to love”, a Netflix movie filmed almost entirely in Vietnam, has gone viral in many countries since its premiere on April 21. The romantic comedy was written by Vietnamese-Irish screenwriter Eirene Tran Donohue, inspired by her travels to discover her native country.