(VOVworld) – 3 days after the parliament of the French Community of Belgium rejected the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, thousands of Europeans took to the street to protest the deal. The deal, which is a result of 7 years negotiations, is in jeopardy.

(VOVworld)- The 8th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Summit (CLMV-8), the 7th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS-7) and the World Economic Forum on Mekong (WEF-Mekong)

(VOVworld) – The US removed economic sanctions that have been imposed on Myanmar for 2 decades. This is a milestone in the normalization of relations between the two countries.

(VOVworld)- In its extensive integration process, Vietnam needs strong businesses that are competitive both in the region and the world.

(VOVworld) – High on the agenda of the on-going 4th plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee is building and strengthening the Party, curbing the degradation of political ideology, morality, and lifestyle and signs of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” within the Party. The public has agreed that Party building is vital to the Party and the regime.

(VOVworld) – Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement on the construction of an undersea gas pipeline. They have also pledged to reach a common voice on the Syria crisis. The moves show their willingness to normalize their relationship after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border in November, 2015.

(VOVworld) – A stark division between members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was exposed at a meeting on October 9, when rival resolutions drafted by Russia and France both failed, once again extinguishing hope for a UN intervention to end the fighting in Syria.

(VOVworl) – Vietnam has defined economic growth and environmental protection as a primary target in selecting investment projects. Environmental protection should be included throughout Vietnam’s development process.

(VOVworld) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong delivered a key note speech at the opening of the 4th session of the 12th CPV’s Executive Committee on October 9. He said the Party’s key tasks are socio-economic development and Party building. VOV brings you the gist of his speech.

(VOVworld) – The UN Security Council has elected Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as the next UN Secretary General from January 1, 2017 to replace Ban Ki-moon.