(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi organized a conference on Sunday to honor 10 outstanding residents and 790 role models. The conference is part of activities to mark the city’s 63rd Liberation Day.

(VOVWORLD) - Restructuring the political system is high on the agenda of the on-going 6th meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee. The public agrees that it’s now time to restructure public organizations to improve their performance.

(VOVWORLD) - At the Our Ocean international conference in Malta on Friday, several countries announced their plans to ban the use of micro plastic and disposable plastic products. This is one of efforts by the international community to reduce plastic waste.

(VOVWORLD) - The world has imposed new, stricter sanctions on North Korea following Pyongyang’s nuclear test on September 3. China, a close trade partner of North Korea, has taken a tougher stance. There is widespread doubt, though, that increased pressure will curb North Korea’s nuclear ambition.

(VOVWORLD) -The Nobel prize in Chemistry in 2017 was awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, Michael Henderson on Wednesday. The three scientists won the prize for developing a technique to produce images of the molecules of life frozen in time, called cryo-electron microscopy. The technique allows biomolecules to be visualised in their natural configuration for the first time.

(VOVWORLD) - The 6th plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on Wednesday with Vietnam’s socio-economic situation, restructuring of state agencies, and health care topping the agenda.

(VOVWORLD) -Cambodia’s Angkor Wat has attracted an increasing number of tourists. Ticket sales revenue in the first half of 2017 was 50 million USD, a surge of 64% against the same period last year.

(VOVWORLD) -The Mid-Autumn Festival is mainly for children. Local administrations and social organizations have prepared everything necessary to help children in remote areas enjoy as cheerful a festival as their peers in urban areas.

(VOVWORLD) - Strengthening administrative reform has been mentioned in many Party documents including Resolution No 39 adopted in 2015 on cutting down and restructuring state employees. Administrative reform topped the agenda of the 6th plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee which opened Wednesday in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Preliminary results of Catalonia’s referendum have shown 90% in favour of independence. Although the referendum is widely considered unconstitutional and invalid, Catalonia’s wish to leave Spain has created division and political instability in Spain. The seeds of separation could spread to other EU countries and threaten the bloc’s unity.