(VOVworld) – The primary goal of establishing ASEAN was eventually to form an ASEAN Community. The roadmap to an ASEAN Community has reached its final stage with a high degree of commitment from all 10 members’ leaders. It is now crucial to increase public awareness of the importance of the transformation from Association to Community and the benefits it will bring them.

(VOVworld)- Revolutionary contributors number 8.8 million nationwide,, 10% of Vietnam’s population. Vietnam has implemented many policies to improve the material and spiritual lives of families of war martyrs, war invalids, heroic mothers, and revolutionary contributors.

(VOVworld) – The Japanese government has made pubic its 2015 defense white paper discussing covering its concerns over a worsening security situation outside Japan. The paper directly mentions the building of artificial islands in the East Sea and prospect to explore oil and gas in the East China Sea, calling it a threat to regional security. The paper immediately drew a backlash from China, darkening the mood in northeast Asia.

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Thailand is an important event in bilateral relations. The visit aims to boost the Vietnam-Thailand Strategic Partnership in all sectors, particularly politics, security, national defense, economics, trade, investment, and labor.

(VOVworld)- July 20 turned a page in the US-Cuba relationship. After 54 years Cuba reopened its embassy in Washington. In Havana, a bronze board that read “US Interests Section” was removed and replaced with one that said “US Embassy”.

(VOVworld) – The global economy has been recovering but risks remain. In that context, Vietnam’s economy has also grown, but positive signs have been counterbalanced by potential challenges. The World Bank released on Monday an updated report on Vietnam’s economic growth in the first half of 2015.

(VOVworld) – On July 20, 1954, the Geneva Accord was signed in Geneva, Switzerland, under which France and other world powers for the first time recognized the independence and territorial integrity of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. This resulted from a staunch diplomatic struggle by the delegation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam to protect national interests.

(VOVworld) – Agreements between Vietnam and the US during the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s US visit will generate momentum for concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiation.

(VOVworld) – On Wednesday Greece’s parliament approved by a vote of 229 to 64 a bill on austerity measures requested by creditors in exchange for a new bailout package worth 86 billion euros. Meanwhile, the other Eurozone countries began begun considering the details of a third bailout package. Greece has temporarily postponed an exit from the Eurozone but will it really be able to rebound?

(VOVworld) – After 11 years of negotiation, Iran and world powers finally reached a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear program. It’s a great policy success for both US President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The historic accord is expected to change the situation in the Middle East.