(VOVworld) - The global economic downturn and complicated developments have exposed great challenges to Vietnam in making policy and managing its socio-economy. The 4th session of the 13th National Assembly has reserved much of its time to discussing measures to boost socio-economic development for the remaining months of this year and next year.

(VOVworld)- The 19-month long crisis in Syria saw a fragile of hope when President Bashar Al Assad’s government agreed to a cease fire during Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim holy festival which will begin this Friday. The cease-fire will give the international community an opportunity to carry out humanitarian activities and is a first step toward ending the violence in Syria.

(VOVworld) - The road to peace in the Middle East is strewn with obstacles. International diplomatic efforts to bring Palestine and Israel to the negotiating table have been clouded by clashes and disagreements over the building of Jewish settlements. Palestine wants Israel to stop building settlements in the occupied territories. Israel insists Jerusalem is its permanent and indivisible capital. VOV comments

(VOVworld) - Vietnam is running for the UN Human Rights Council for the next five years’ terms. Meanwhile, a number of human rights organizations have said that Vietnam doesn’t deserve to be a member of the UN agency because of its own violations. The statement is unjustified, ignores Vietnam’s achievements in human rights, and diminishes Vietnam’s international prestige. VOV comments on Vietnam’s undeniable achievements in this field.

(VOVworld)- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung says Vietnam will do its best to complete this year’s remaining tasks. In a report presented at the 4th session of the 13th National Assembly, the Prime Minister introduced several measures to realize this year’s socio economic development targets.

(VOVworld) - At the recent 6th plenum of the 11th Party Central Committee, (PCC) the Politburo seriously self-criticized and for the first time in the Party’s history admitted its shortcomings in Party building and its responsibility for moral decline in some party members. The Politburo’s admission before the Party Central Committee is considered a model of self-criticism in line with the resolution of the 4th PCC.

(VOVworld)- President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney met again in their second televised debate on Wednesday. The debate took place two weeks after the first one and focused on internal issues of the US. Public opinion polls show support for the two candidates extremely close making a prediction for the November 6 election very difficult.

(VOVworld) - October 17 is observed as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This year’s theme “Ending the violence of extreme poverty” highlights the need for a truly global anti-poverty alliance, one in which both developed and developing countries participate actively.

(VOV) – A major topic at the just-concluded sixth plenum of the Party Central Committee was fundamental and comprehensive reform of the country’s education and training sector. Why do we need reform? Does our education and training sector need to be overhauled right now? Does reform mean rejecting the sector’s achievements so far? And what should the reform look like? These questions need to be discussed in depth and answered. And they happen to be the main points of an article by journalist Vu Hai, National Assembly deputy, and VOV’s Deputy Director General.

(VOV) - Over the past 82 years, numerous lessons have shown that at any time and any place, mass mobilization is a key to the success of a revolution. President Ho Chi Minh used to speak of the importance of mobilizing people to national development. VOV comments on this work to mark the 82nd anniversary of Mass Mobilization Day on October 15th.