(VOVWORLD) - Central Highlands Gongs Festival 2018 which will take place this weekend in Gia Lai province aims to preserve gong cultural space as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

(VOVWORLD) - US holds most critical midterm elections ever.

(VOVWORLD) - Since Vietnam joined the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), it has promoted its role and sought opportunities to penetrate ASEAN markets. Vietnamese businesses have greater opportunities to sell their products in other ASEAN countries, while competing domestically with imported products. They are crafting strategies to expand their market share inside and outside Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a Vietnamese government delegation concluded a trip to attend the first China International Import Expo (CIIE 2018) in Shanghai at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The trip has promoted Vietnam-China trade ties.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam General Administration of Tourism says Vietnam received 13 million tourists in the past 10 months, up 22% against last year. The growing number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam is partly attributed to the pilot e-visa program.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the National Assembly to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Once it is ratified, Vietnam will be part of one of the world’s biggest free trade blocs.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 300 entrepreneurs attended the France-Vietnam Businesses Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday, during a visit to Vietnam by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, to discuss investment opportunities in the two countries.

(VOVWORLD) -US voters will cast their ballots in the mid-term elections and the election results will decide whether the Republican Party will continue its control of both houses of Congress. The elections are also considered a referendum on President Donald Trump. Political parties have poured money in campaigns.

(VOVWORLD) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has begun a three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. This year, the two countries celebrate the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and five years of their strategic partnership.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s central highlands region, which has up to 2,600 hours of sunlight per year, is gearing up for solar energy projects.