(VOVWORLD) - As celebrations are underway to mark the 43rd anniversary of Lao National Day on December 2, Vietnam and Laos have renewed efforts to forge their special relationship.

(VOVWORLD) - The G20 Summit of developed and emerging economies will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday and Saturday. The 10th G20 Summit will discuss policies and solutions for the global economy. Observers expect the summit to be marked by conflict of interest between big countries and cracks in international relations.

(VOVWORLD) - Young Vietnamese intellectuals have always played a decisive role in Vietnam’s national development and defense and especially so in the context of globalization and the 4th Industrial Revolution.

(VOVWORLD) - The Party resolution on agriculture, farmers and rural areas launched in 2008 aims to develop modern and sustainable agriculture and competent farmers in building new rural areas. In the last decade, Vietnam’s agriculture has helped stabilize the macro-economy, control inflation, generate jobs, reduce poverty, and raise Vietnam’s status internationally.

(VOVWORLD) - 1,000 artisans from five Central Highlands provinces will perform at the 2018 Gong Cultural Festival from Friday to Sunday in Gia Lai province.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is determined to fight corruption, said Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong at meetings with voters after the National Assembly’s year-end meeting. The National Assembly’s ratification of the revised Law on Anti-Corruption and strong political determination of the Vietnamese leadership are the foundation to make anti-corruption efforts more effective.

(VOVWORLD) - Equitization, a crucial part of restructuring state-owned enterprises, has fallen short of expectations. At a meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged for further reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

(VOVWORLD) - Over the past 2 decades, textile and apparel businesses run by overseas Vietnamese in Russia have generated jobs for many Vietnamese. There are currently 200 textile manufacturing facilities, employing more than 10,000 people.

(VOVWORLD) - Some countries say they will reject the UN’s Global Compact for ­Migration and will not attend the UN Conference in Morocco to vote on the pact in December. Their rejection of the pact which they agreed on in July has thrown cold water on the UN’s effort to resolve the migration issue.

(VOVWORLD) - The 6th session of the 14th National Assembly concluded on Tuesday, reviewing what has been done and clarifying orientations for the second half of the tenure. The meeting decided many national issues and resolved voters’ concerns.