(VOVWORLD) - The global Halal market is expanding rapidly with higher spending on Halal goods and services. Vietnamese businesses have eyed this lucrative market worth trillions of dollars.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign Ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, China, and Vietnam attended the 7th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bagan, Myanmar, on Monday. The MLC mechanism has proved its inclusiveness in all sectors and contributed to member countries’ socio-economic development, the ASEAN Community, and the implementation of 2030 sustainable development goals.

(VOVWORLD) - A conference was held in Dak Lak province last week to review the implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution 10 and Conclusion 12 on socio-economic development, defense, and security in the Central Highlands. Major orientations aim to rapidly and sustainably develop the Central Highlands.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam earned nearly 186 billion USD from exports in the first half of this year, up 17% from last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The growth reflects Vietnam’s effective exploitation of Free Trade Agreements.

(VOVWORLD) - In an unprecedented move, 27 EU state leaders on June 23 granted candidate status to Moldova and Ukraine, taking these two former Soviet Union members to closer to joining the EU. Expansion topped the agenda of last week’s EU summit in Brussels and the concept of “European sovereignty” has been raised.

(VOVWORLD) - It has been 22 years since the Hue Festival became a national tourism cultural event with international prestige. Relevant agencies and organizers intend to build a brand for the Hue festival through various programs embracing traditional values and contemporary life in order to make it more attractive to both domestic and foreign visitors.

(VOVWORLD) - Since 2012 Vietnam has made strong breakthroughs and recorded important and comprehensive results in corruption prevention and control, which contribute significantly to protecting the ideological foundation of the Communist Party and socialism. This assessment was heard at the national conference reviewing 10 years of corruption prevention and control in Hanoi on Thursday. A strict prevention mechanism is the prime factor determining the success of Vietnam's anti-corruption work.

(VOVWORLD) - Da Nang city granted investment certificates and accepted investment policies for scores of projects worth hundreds of millions of USD at the Da Nang Investment Forum on Sunday. At the forum, which was attended by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, foreign investors promised to invest tens of billions of USD in Vietnam, reflecting their trust in Vietnam and a sense of shared economic recovery and growth.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has enhanced cooperation with police forces of other countries to combat cross-border drug crimes.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Family Day, held annually on June 28, honors family values and promotes the healthy lifestyle, cultural behaviors in the family and community, and beautiful family traditions of Vietnam.