(VOVWORLD) -A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Bounneua high school with funding from the Vietnamese Government was held in Laos’ northern province of Phongsaly on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Culture Newspaper received the First-Class Labor Order on the occasion of its 60th founding anniversary at a ceremony in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -President Tran Dai Quang chaired the 4th meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The 6th National Congress of the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association (VWVA) concluded in Hanoi on Friday and featured the debut of its 98-member Central Committee for the next 5-year tenure.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has chaired a board meeting of the 26th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF).

(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong called on the Central Military Commission to continue consulting with the Party and State, improve the quality of military training, focus on the defense industry, and boost external defense work.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Interior said 500 young graduates who were sent to disadvantaged communes in 34 provinces of Vietnam, have fulfilled their tasks.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh wished Catholic dignitaries and followers a merry Christmas while visiting the Archdiocese of Hanoi on Friday. He called on the Archdiocese led by Archbishop Nguyen Van Nhon to continue to uphold their achievements and promote the great national unity.

(VOVWORLD) -An International Culture Day and the 2018 New Year Festival was held on Friday at the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language of Vietnam National University in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) -The Presidents of Russia and the US discussed by a phone on Thursday the situation in several crisis zones, with a focus on solving the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula.