(VOVWORLD) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Dong Anh district on Sunday for the first smart city project in Hanoi, part of an effort to build an e-government and smart city.

(VOVWORLD) - Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday began a 2-day official visit to Vietnam, which is expected to create a milestone in bilateral ties.

(VOVWORLD) - Party committees at all levels are preparing to hold congresses ahead of the 13th National Party Congress. Subversive forces are attempting to sabotage and distort the goals, ideology, path to socialism, socialist-oriented market, prestige, the leadership, and personnel work of the Communist Party of Vietnam. They want to reduce the prestige and destroy the achievements of the Party and State of Vietnam and eliminate the role of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Today we will highlight Vietnam’s efforts to fight these attempts to sabotage Party congresses.

(VOVWORLD) - The Afghanistan presidential election ended last weekend with disappointing results. Only 2.2 million people - 20% of eligible voters cast ballots, much lower than the forecast of 60%.

(VOVWORLD) - Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith began a 3-day official visit to Vietnam on Tuesday, his second official visit since he took office in 2016. The visit will strengthen the two countries’ traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s exports grew 8.2% and recorded a surplus of nearly 6 billion USD in the past 9 months, thanks to the new markets created by free trade agreements. The export expansion is predicted to continue for the rest of the year.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh delivered a speech on promoting multilateralism for peace and sustainable development at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly’s 74th session in New York on Saturday. Mr. Minh affirmed the importance of multilateral cooperation in Vietnam’s foreign policy and called on the world community to strengthen multilateralism.

(VOVWORLD) - Southeast Asian nations have growing concerns about protecting the legitimate rights of migrants, considering it a key factor in ASEAN community building. Amid globalization, migrant workers have contributed to the economic growth and sustainable development of the countries that send and receive them.

(VOVWORLD) - Despite remarkable progress, the e-transaction market still fails to meet the demand of sustainable development. E-transactions need to become even more popular in anticipation of a digital economy.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Summit on Climate Change, held this week in New York city, repeated the UN’s commitment to support countries in the fight against climate change. But with environmental challenges growing daily, actions are more important than words.