(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered “discipline, righteousness, action, creativity, breakthrough, and efficiency” in administrative reform to put Vietnam on the list of ASEAN’s most favorable business environments. Prime Minister Phuc gave the instruction to sectors and localities at a meeting of the Government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday delivered the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly. Unlike previous annual addresses, in his 4th address, the Russian President focused on ways to address Russia’s internal problems to move Russia forward and advocated more dialogues and cooperation with other countries.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Vietnam Category 1 status, giving the green light for Vietnamese airlines to operate direct flights to US destinations.

(VOVWORLD) - Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri is on an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong. This is Mr. Macri’s first visit to Vietnam as Argentina’s President.

(VOVWORLD) - The ritual of opening the royal seal is an important ceremony held at the Tran Temple Festival in Nam Dinh province on the night of the 14th day of the 1st lunar month. The seal-opening ceremony dates from a time when the King worshiped the Heaven God and the royal court opened the national seal to return to normal work after a Lunar New Year Holiday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the central and Central Highlands region to boost regional cooperation to develop tourism. Speaking at a conference last week, the Prime Minister said tourism should be promoted to drive the regional economic development.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam continues to prioritize attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by fine-tuning policies to improve the investment environment.

(VOVWORLD) - Opposition leader Juan Guaido, who proclaimed himself interim President of Venezuela last month and ruling President Nicolas Maduro have not yet met to discuss a way forward. The UN is calling for international cooperation to prevent a humanitarian crisis from developing.

(VOVWORLD) - The 8th World Radio Day will be observed on February 13 under the theme “Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace”. As a public medium, radio has changed people’s awareness, strengthened community unity, and advocated constructive dialogue.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reaped notable achievements in 2018, with economic growth hitting a record high of 7.08%, putting Vietnam on the list of Asia’s fastest-growing economies. New economic dynamics are expected to drive Vietnam forward in 2019 and help it achieve its 5-year plan targets by 2020.