(VOVworld) – President Tran Dai Quang will attend the 16th summit of Francophone countries in Antananarivo, Madagascar, starting Saturday.

(VOVworld) – Education and training cooperation between Vietnam and Laos has achieved practical results, contributing to the Vietnam-Laos special relationship.

(VOVworld)- The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the UN, and Hanoi’s People’s Committee have launched an Action Month for Gender Equality and Prevention of Gender-based Violence. The event is part of Vietnam’s efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls.

(VOVworld) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong begins an official visit to Laos on Thursday at the invitation of Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Volachith. This is an important event in strengthening bilateral relations.

(VOVworld) – The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was signed by 12 countries in February 2016 after 5 years of negotiations. The TPP is now in a two-year ratification period. US President-elect Trump has said he will withdraw the US from the TPP.

(VOVworld)-The 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly concluded on Wednesday after making significant progress.

(VOVworld)- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his counterparts from Laos and Cambodia met in the Cambodian province of Siem Riep on Wednesday to expand cooperation in the CLV Development Triangle Area.

(VOVworld) – French is the mother tongue or the second language of 181 million people in 56 countries and territories. Vietnam joined the French speaking community in 1970. With President Tran Dai Quang attending the Francophone Summit in Madagascar this weekend, VOV’s Bui Hang looks at the teaching of French in Vietnam.

(VOVworld)- The Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area covers 13 provinces located in eastern Cambodia, southern Laos, and the central highlands of Vietnam. Localities in this area have strengthened cooperation in transportation, energy, trade, investment, and training.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City was listed among the top 150 universities in Asia by the QS university rankings in June. The university is also the first educational facility in Vietnam to apply the University City model.