(VOVWORLD) - The third Ngoc Linh ginseng festival began in the mountainous district of Nam Tra My, the central province of Quang Nam on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Chinese oil survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 8’s violation of Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the East Sea has drawn global attention.

(VOVWORLD) -The 19th Vietnam Medi-Pharm Expo has opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) -Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited and presented gifts to officers and soldiers of Naval Region 2 stationed in Vung Tau City on the 55th anniversary of the naval force’s first victories in August 1964.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono co-chaired the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, within the framework of the ongoing 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52) and related meetings.

(VOVWORLD) -The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced its plan to receive the first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner this month and become the fourth in Asia and the fifth in the world to operate the aircraft.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan lauded contributions by head of the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam Bruno Angelet to fostering Vietnam-EU relations when receiving the outgoing diplomat in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Federal Reserve (FED) cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since the 2008 global economic recession as it tried to protect the US economy from mounting global risks. FED imposed a 0.25 percentage point cut that lowered its target rate to a range of 2 percent to 2.25 percent.

(VOVWORLD) - The regular Cabinet meeting for July was convened Thursday and chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

(VOVWORLD) - 35 press works in radio, TV, print, and online newspaper will be awarded in Hanoi on August 15 for contributing to the fight against corruption and wastefulness.