(VOVWORLD) -APEC is aiming for a truly connected Asia-Pacific in terms of people, infrastructure, technology and information in order to facilitate economic growth, trade and investment, comprehensive institutional reform in each and every member economy, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during his opening remarks at the 23rd APEC Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade in Hanoi on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) -113 authors were conferred the Ho Chi Minh Awards and the State Awards for Literature and Arts at a ceremony on Saturday to mark the 127th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth anniversary.

(VOVWORLD) -President Hassan Rouhani took a clear lead in Iran's presidential election.

(VOVWORLD) -The 23rd ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation opened on Friday following their meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC).

(VOVWORLD) - Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum are urged to create favorable conditions for capital attraction, personnel development, innovations, technology, and cross-border trade while improving competitiveness.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has reacted to the test firing of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

(VOVWORLD) - Bai Tu Long National Park in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been named the 38th ASEAN Heritage Park.

(VOVWORLD) - Some NATO allies believe joining the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq could send a strong signal of support but would not involve a combat role, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -Leaders from Hanoi, Hai Phong, and Da Nang and Thua Thien Hue province have joined foreign mayors, officials and executives at the World Cities Summit (WCS) Mayors Forum held in Suzhou, China this week.

(VOVWORLD) -Chairman of the National Assembly Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc told a press conference in Hanoi on Friday that the 3rd session of the 14th National Assembly will open next Monday.