(VOVWORLD) - Despite a great effort to improve the atmosphere in urban areas, air pollution in Europe remains a threat to human health. Statistics show that every year some 500,000 Europeans die of diseases related to air pollution. Several EU members are carrying out plans to clean up their air.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) convenes its second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings in Hanoi on Tuesday. The second major session during the APEC Year 2017 includes meetings of the various committees and task force groups. Through these meetings, hosted by Vietnam, APEC aims to continue to be a leading cooperative mechanism which grasps new trends and pioneers economic links amid regional and global uncertainties.

(VOVWORLD) - The 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2017 themed “Quang Nam – A journey of heritage connectivity” will open on June 9 in the coastal city of Tam Ky, Quang Nam province.

(VOVWORLD) - (VOVworld) – The Party and State have studied ways to improve the socialist-oriented market economy in Vietnam to meet the requirements of economic reform and rapid sustainable growth. That is the main item on the agenda of the on-going 5th session of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi. Today VOV comments on ways to ensure humanism in developing Vietnam’s socialist-oriented market economy.

(VOVWORLD) - (VOVworld) – The Vietnam Red Cross Society has been an active and responsible member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement for 70 years. It has effectively implemented programs on healthcare, social relief, and natural disaster response.

(VOVWORLD) – Russia showed off its military strength as tanks rolled through Moscow’s Red Square while fighter jets and bombers flew overhead in preparation for the annual Victory Day parade. For the Russians, May 9th is not just Victory Day of a 4-year war that left 28 million people dead but also the occasion for Russia to recall its glorious tradition and show off its military strength.

(VOVWORLD) - High on the agenda of the on-going 5th session of the Party Central Committee is economic development, particularly of the private economic sector.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Lebanon have developed a close cooperation in economics, trade, employment, finance, and people exchanges, and have supported each other at international forums.

(VOVWORLD) - Samso island in Denmark, home to approximately 4,000 people, is famous worldwide for attaining energy independence. The island met this goal 10 years ago using a mix of wind, solar, and biomass, and now it’s working toward eliminating all fossil fuels, by 2030.

(VOVWORLD) - Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Oshima Tadamori begins a two-day official visit to Vietnam on Thursday. This visit and visits earlier this year by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko have enhanced the two “extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia”, particularly parliamentary relations.