(VOVworld) – The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 49) and related meetings will take place from July 23 to July 26. High on the agenda will be internal cooperation, community building, foreign relations, ASEAN’s central role and the implementation of the community vision 2025.

(VOVworld) – Agriculture contributes nearly 20% of Vietnam’s annual GDP. In the wake of climate change effects and shrinking markets, the agricultural sector is making full use of its strengths to gain growth momentum.

(VOVworld) - 317 of the 494 deputies in the 14th National Assembly are first timers. They are proud of being trusted by the voters and consider it a great responsibility to represent them in the NA.

(VOVworld) - The United Nations Security Council on July 27 conducted the first unofficial vote for a new UN Secretary-General to succeed Ban Ki-moon, whose term will end on December 31. This is the first time in the UN’s 70-year history that the selection process will involve public discussions with candidates campaigning for the world’s top diplomatic post, conducted transparently to ensure equality for all nations. This makes the race for leadership of the world’s largest organization difficult to predict.

(VOVworld) – Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong delivered an important speech at the opening of the 14th National Assembly’s first session in Hanoi on Wednesday. He focused on key tasks and major directions of the legislature during the 2016-2021 tenure. VOV has excerpts of Mr. Trong’s speech.

(VOVworld) – Each year programs are organized to teach young overseas Vietnamese about the history, culture, and traditions of their country of origin. Charity tours and visits to historical sites make them feel proud of and more connected to Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – Ho Chi Minh city’s high growth rate will provide momentum for Vietnam’s economic development. The newly-approved master plan until 2020 and vision until 2025 aim to turn Ho Chi Minh into a special urban center which will lead Vietnam’s industrialization and modernization process.

(VOVworld) – The ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) against China’s nine-dotted-line claim over the East Sea provides an important legal basis for a unified interpretation of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The court’s decision upholds the rule of law and opens prospects for the settlement of disputes in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) - The deadly cargo truck attack on crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice on the evening of July 14 killed at least 84 people and injured hundreds more, heightening fears of terrorist attacks around the globe. Many countries took immediate security steps.

(VOVworld) - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico on Monday began his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.