(VOVworld)- At the 11th Anti- Corruption Dialogue in Hanoi on Thursday, Vietnamese and foreign delegates highlighted improvements in the fight against corruption in Vietnam. They agreed that anti-corruption work at the local level plays an important role in the country’s fight against corruption.

(VOVworld) - The Korean Peninsula has become tense since the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announced the imminent launch of a long-range rocket carrying on earth-observation satellite. With international efforts to resume 6-party nuclear talks stalled, the latest development adds more ill will to the already strained relations between the two Koreas and Washington.

(VOVworld) – All Party cells nationwide have conducted self-criticism and criticism under the spirit of the 4th Resolution of the Party Central Committee on urgent issues on Party building. Starting in August 2012 with the Political Bureau and the Secretariat, the political drive has been effectively applied in all party cells. VOV reporter Thu Hoa reviews the movement.

(VOVworld) – There has been little indication of any future for the Kyoto Protocol at the ongoing UN conference on climate change in Qatar. The Kyoto Protocol, currently the only international agreement to reduce greenhouse gases, will expire at the end of this month. This does not make any surprise as since the conference opened last Monday, the public is wondered about its success that will bring a historical opportunity in making a basic change in the globe protection. VOV editor Hong Van comments…

(VOVworld)- Since it first appeared in Vietnam in 1997, the internet has witnessed breakthrough development thanks to the state’s incentives. Today, VOV reporter Thu Hoa reports on internet development in Vietnam.

(VOVworld) - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi insists that his newly approved Constitutional Declaration will be invalid once a new constitution is approved by a referendum. This is his latest concession following strong protest from the people against the constitutional declaration he issued last week. But it may not be enough.

(VOVworld)- The UN General Assembly will vote on Thursday on Palestine’s application to be an observer member state. A previous application for full membership in September 2011 was denied. This time, Palestinians are hopeful of raising their status in the 193-member organization. UN approval will increase Palestinians’ confidence in winning support for a state of their own despite numerous challenges ahead.

(VOVworld)- The ongoing 18th UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, is focusing on a new legal framework to reduce green house gas emissions and the extension of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, which will expire this year. As a member of the Kyoto Protocol, Vietnam has undertaken several clean development projects and persuaded investors to invest in a clean development mechanism.

(VOV) - President Truong Tan Sang on Tuesday began a trip to Brunei and Myanmar to tighten ties of friendship and cooperation with these two nations.

(VOVworld)- Themed “Vietnam on the road to integration and sustainable development", the 4th international workshop on Vietnam studies has opened in Hanoi. Drawing more than 1,000 researchers, the workshop reflects the world’s interest in Vietnam.