(VOVworld)- Deputies to the 5th session of the 13th National Assembly spent a whole day on Monday discussing the revised Land Law before ratifying it. The draft revisions aim to harmoniously ensure the interests of the State and people.

(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Trademark Forum under the theme “Building and developing Vietnam’s regional and marine trademarks” has reaffirmed the importance of a marine trademark as a tool to promote the country’s image and sea-based economy. VOV comments:

(VOVworld) – 50 million Iranian voters on Friday will cast their ballots to elect a new President to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The new president is expected to face many challenges to help Iran overcome current difficulties amid increased Western pressure on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program.

(VOVworld) - Turkey, which used to have a successful Islamic political model, is experiencing instability with widespread anti-government demonstrations lasting for over 10 days. Although Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made some concessions, the opportunity to immediately end the demonstration movement has not been achieved because of inner instability in the country.

(VOVworld) – President Ho Chi Minh on June 11th, 1948 made an appeal for patriotic emulation calling for efforts to eradicate hunger, eliminate illiteracy and fight against foreign invaders. Ever since, emulation movements have become widespread, contributing a great deal to national development. VOV reporter Le Phuong examines achievements by a number of ministries and sectors in recent years.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam’s National Assembly on Monday for the first time will collect votes of confidence on 47 positions that it elected and approved. They include the President, Vice President, National Assembly’s Chairman and Vice Chair people, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers. This move reflects a new step forward in the National Assembly’s supervision activities and deputies’ responsibility in selecting talents for the nation.

(VOVworld) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with US President Barack Obama during his visit to the US. This summit is expected to increase mutual understanding and trust fostering both cooperation and competitiveness for global peace and stability.

(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is among other 450 politicians and leaders of major economic groups and international organizations attending the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Myanmar. As one of the most prestigious annual forums, WEF on East Asia is a chance for Vietnam to coordinate with other countries in the region to promote initiatives and cooperation mechanisms to improve the performance of the World Economic Forum as well as boost Vietnam’s relations with WEF members.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam and the EU have implemented the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) for the 2011-2012 period and continuation is underway for the 2012-2014 period. A strategic dialogue program to support the implementation of the PCA was launched in Hanoi this week. VOV reporter Le Phuong examines the prospects of Vietnam-EU cooperation from the PCA.

(VOVworld) – The world community has continued to praise Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s speech at the recently concluded 12th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Prime Minister Dung not only talked about Vietnam’s foreign, defense and security policies, he also delivered the message that peace requires strategic trust.