(VOVWORLD) - The 4th festival of Vi and Giam folk singing named an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, opened in Ha Tinh province last Friday. The four-day event will involved over 600 artists from 24 folk troupes.

(VOVWORLD) - Progress has been made in renegotiations of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after nearly a year of deadlock. But the road ahead appears thorny.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Economic Forum on ASEAN will take place in Hanoi on September 11-13. It’s an important conference of the World Economic Forum and a major diplomatic event of Vietnam in 2018. Themed “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the 4th industrial revolution”, the conference will discuss opportunities and solutions for ASEAN to handle challenges in the digital era.

(VOVWORLD) - US-China relations are tense due to trade disputes and disagreements over North Korea.

(VOVWORLD) - Mai Son custard-apple of Son La province has received a trademark certificate, which will improve the market competitiveness of the fruit.

(VOVWORLD) - The 3rd Border Friendship Exchange concluded in Hanoi on Saturday, involving delegates from China, Laos, and Cambodia, the 3 countries that share a land border with Vietnam, and from Thailand and Myanmar. The event strengthened defense diplomacy, fostering closer relations among the countries to promote peace and stability.

(VOVWORLD) - Senator John McCain, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 81, holds a very special place in the history of Vietnam-US relations. He was a vanguard in healing the wounds of war between the two countries.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN will take place in Hanoi on September 11, connecting Southeast Asian countries and the world’s top business groups and discussing regional issues. The event will exemplify Vietnam’s contributions to the World Economic Forum as an active member.

(VOVWORLD) - President Tran Dai Quang left Hanoi on Thursday for State visits to Ethiopia and Egypt until next Wednesday to strengthen Vietnam’s ties with these countries and Africa in general.

(VOVWORLD) - Since I was appointed Minister for Asia and the Pacific just over a year ago, I have criss-crossed the region – from Beijing to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur to Kathmandu, Honiara to Hanoi. Bilateral relations are extremely important and I’m delighted that the UK and Vietnam Strategic Partnership is growing. But I rarely have the opportunity to talk about the UK approach to Asia as a whole. On 14 August I made a speech in Jakarta and directly to you, I’d like to put that right.