(VOVWORLD) - The 130th birthday of President Ton Duc Thang was marked at a ceremony in his home village in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Binh Phuoc provincial authorities granted investment certificates to 24 domestic and foreign-invested projects worth 1.2 billion USD at a conference on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Connecting Vietnam Innovation Network 2018, which gathered hundreds of talented Vietnamese in the fields of science and technology, was launched in Hanoi on Sunday. The event was jointly held by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Education and Training.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam congratulates Samdech Techo Hun Sen on his re-appointment as Prime Minister of Cambodia, spokeswoman for Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - The second Thang Long International Conference of Cardiology took place on Saturday in Hanoi, attracting hundreds of leading domestic and foreign professors, doctors and experts in cardiology.

(VOVWORLD) - Former UN chief Kofi Annan died Saturday at the age of 80, prompting a barrage of tributes and condolences from around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon, North Korean Deputy Prime Minister Ri Ryong Nam on Saturday held talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo ahead the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Jarkata.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project during their meeting at the German Schloss Meseberg palace.

(VOVWORLD) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will not surrender to the US under the sanctions imposed by the US over the detention of an American pastor, accusing Washington of launching an “attempted economic coup” against Ankara.

(VOVWORLD) - A festival to promote Chi Lang custard apples was held in Lang Son province on Saturday. This year’s festival showcased many famous farm produce of Lang Son, particularly Chi Lang organic custard apples.