(VOVworld) - Five months since it was made available for public comment, the draft of the revised 1992 Constitution was officially discussed on Monday at the 5th session of the 13th National Assembly. Deputies discussed the name of the country, the Party’s leadership, the nature of the economy and economic sectors, human rights and citizen rights. VOV editor Hong Van reports on this session in an article titled “Promoting democracy and wisdom in building Constitution”.

(VOVworld) – The 12th Asia Security Summit or Shangri-La Dialogue has opened in Singapore with representatives from 31 countries participating. The discussions will focus on defense and security cooperation and trust building in the region. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will deliver a keynote address.

(VOVworld) – An international peace conference will be held in Geneva next week at the initiative of Russia and the US to try to put an end to the prolonged crisis in Syria. There are signs that the conference will not yield the hoped-for results because of a lack of international consensus.

(VOVworld) – Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers in Vietnam marked Vesak or Buddha’s birthday with solemn and peaceful ceremonies. People involved in religious practices have demonstrated a full and accurate picture of religious freedom in Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – Recent attacks on soldiers in France and the UK have put those countries on high alert and efforts are being made to clarify the reason behind those attacks. Whether the attacks were carried out in retaliation for anti-terror campaigns or as an expression of Islamic extremism, security in the West is likely to see growing challenges in the years to come.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam’s macro-economy has stabilized and achieved gradual growth each month thanks to the government’s effective management. The economic restructuring has gained definite results, and social security has been strengthened despite economic difficulties. At the government’s monthly meeting on Sunday, the government affirmed its determination to achieve the targets of stabilizing the macro-economy, controlling inflation, and maintaining an appropriate growth rate.

Chinese scholars and researchers have several times opposed their government’s “perverse” and groundless policy on the “nine-dash line”, also known as the U-shaped line.

(VOVworld) – The 9-dash line (or cow-tongue line) which China unilaterally draws in the East Sea has provoked not only Vietnamese scholars and researchers, but also Chinese scholars. Recently, a Chinese scholar whose pen name is Li Woteng, posted on Sina, China’s biggest internet forum, an article entitled “The nine-dash line: keep or eliminate” to expose the irrational claim. The article shows that truth is still respected and China cannot arbitrarily announce sovereignty over territory it has never owned.

(VOVworld)- A conference opened in London on Thursday to discuss the future of Europe in the global economy. As the public debt crisis enters its third year and Europe continues to suffer from recession, leaders desperately need to find a solution to the current deadlock. Lack of policy consensus is seen as one of the main obstacles to Europe resuming its growth.

(VOVworld) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has concluded his three-day visit to India. Making India his first destination since taking office is calculated to boost trade and investment cooperation and build political trust with New Delhi following a series of recent disagreements. Analysts have noted that despite beautiful diplomatic words and handshakes the visit has achieved very limited results.