(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.

(VOVWORLD) - The ongoing G7 Summit 2022 in Germany is drawing special attention from the international community. They are most concerned about solutions that the G7 leaders will adopt to cope with current security, economic, and diplomatic challenges globally.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hue festival 2022 has been a national cultural tourism event since it was first launched 22 years ago. The festival, which runs from June 25 to June 30 with the theme “Cultural heritage with integration and development”, drew artists from 7 countries as well as 400 Vietnamese artists.

(VOVWORLD) - NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is on an official visit to Hungary at the invitation of Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér. The visit will bolster the comprehensive partnership and parliamentary cooperation between the two countries during post-COVID-19 recovery and development.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hue Festival 2022 will open on Saturday featuring lots of different performances and activities. The festival is expected to draw large crowds of Vietnamese and foreign visitors. The Hue authorities and relevant agencies have deployed forces to ensure safety and security of the visitors, and hotels, restaurants and other service providers are preparing to serve lots of guests.