(VOVworld) – The Czech Republic has appointed a representative of the local Vietnamese community to the Council of Ethnic Minorities. The decision was a milestone for the Vietnamese community. From now on the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic will be on an equal footing with other ethnic groups in the country.

(VOVworld)- Over the past two days senior US and Chinese officials attended the 5th Sino-US strategic and economic dialogue in Washington. The dialogue, which follows Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US last month, is expected to help them to forge a new type of major-country relationship.

(VOVworld) – According to the global report of the UN Development Programme, Viet Nam is among more than 40 developing countries identified to have done better than expected in human development terms in recent decades. The report reaffirms Vietnam’s achievements in human development which have been recognized internationally.

(VOVworld) – Negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU began in Washington on Monday with bilateral relations still raw after Edward Snowden’s revelations that the US National Security Agency has been spying on EU offices in Brussels and Washington.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam and Laos will organize a ceremony to mark the completion of border markers between the two countries and the inauguration of border marker No 460 between the Thanh Thuy border gate in Vietnam’s Nghe An province and the Nam On border gate in the Borikhamxay province of Laos. The Vietnamese and Lao Prime Ministers will attend this historic event, which contributes to the two countries’ national defense and socio-economic development.

(VOVworld) – One month after the 5th session of the 13th National Assembly conducted votes of confidence on 47 officials elected or approved by the National Assembly, People’s Councils at all levels and local power agencies began to follow suit. This is an innovation in local people’s agencies to promote their right to oversight of officials elected by the People’s Councils.

(VOVworld)- 3 days after the 1st anniversary of his inauguration, President Mohamad Morsi, the first civil President in Egypt, was overthrown by the army. This surprising move will likely lead Egypt into a civil war and factional conflicts.

(VOVworld) – The 6th Congress of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union under the theme “Solidarity, renovation, activeness, integration and sustainable development” concluded in Hanoi on Wednesday. The Congress has reflected the determination, aspiration, and intellect of Vietnamese farmers in promoting the revolutionary tradition and contributing to national industrialization and modernization.

(VOVworld) – Croatia has become the EU’s 28th member 10 years after first applying and after 7 years of great efforts to meet the bloc’s requirements. This is an important landmark in Croatia’s development but it poses a number of challenges for the Balkan country.

(VOVworld) - The US House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee has passed a so-called “Vietnam Human Rights Act 1897”. The Act calls on the US government to link human rights conditions with non-humanitarian assistance and take a more conservative attitude towards Vietnam on issues related to human rights and religious freedom. The Act has angered the public in the world and Vietnam.