(VOVworld) - Russia is ready to activate a 2-day humanitarian ceasefire in Syria every week beginning from this week. The truce is expected to help millions of Syrians suffered from war.

(VOVworld) – The key to resounding success of the August Revolution on 19 August 1945 was that it gathered people from all walks of life, creating a great entire national unity under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The lesson remains valid today at a time when Vietnam is speeding up its international integration.

(VOVworld) – ASEAN and China have agreed on negotiations to finalize a framework for the Code of Conduct (COC) of Parties in the East Sea in mid 2017. The result reflects a shift in Beijing’s attitude towards a complicated regional issue because it’s the first time an official specific date for the finalization of the COC.

(VOVworld) – After the success of the August Revolution in 1945, President Ho Chi Minh converted and persuaded a large number of intellectuals and talented people who had served the old regime, including the abdicated Emperor Bao Dai, to work for the revolutionary government. It demonstrated his sense of humanity, his ideology of great unity and his keenness to make use of human resources. Lai Hoa comments on President Ho Chi Minh’s experience in making use of the talents of the intelligentsia.

(VOVworld) – One month after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided an award on the Philippines’ arbitral proceedings against China on the interpretation and application of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the public shows their concern over the implementation of the ruling. Although it would take much time and effort for the ruling to be implemented, the public agree that PCA is a legal tool for the East Sea issue in the future.

(VOVworld) – US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have introduced their economic policies. Differences in their economic management are visible, besides some notable similarities.

(VOVworld) – Southern key economic region, one of Vietnam’s four major economic regions, has contributed greatly to the national growth. But this region hasn’t done well in the transport connectivity between its localities.

(VOVworld) – Russia had a row with Ukraine last week, after Moscow had accused Kiev of attempting attacks on Crimea to trigger a new conflict in the region. The row, the most serious incident since the Crimean peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014, has heightened tensions between the two neighboring countries.

(VOVworld) – The US Department of State on August 10 released the 2015 International Religious Freedom Report, which judges other countries’ internal affairs. Although noting Vietnam’s positive action to safeguard freedom of religion and belief, the report indicates views that lack goodwill about Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – Europe has become an expanded target for terrorism. France and Germany have increased cooperation in monitoring extremist groups and sharing intelligence to foil terrorist schemes, particularly encrypted plots on the internet.