(VOVWORLD) - A book of maps detailing Vietnamese envoys’ itinerary to China in the 18th century has been recognized as a documentary heritage by the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).

(VOVWORLD) -Activities to sharpen public awareness of the harm of smoking are ongoing in 26 cities and provinces on the occasion of Vietnam’s National Non-smoking Week (May 25 to 31st).

(VOVWORLD) - The plenary session of the 22nd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2018), the most important event of the forum, took place in Russia on Saturday under the theme “Creating an Economy of Trust”.

(VOVWORLD) -The Asia Pacific Group at the UN has nominated Vietnam as a non-permanent member at the UN Security Council for the General Assembly’s voting session next June.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s economy shows great potential, expanding 7.38 percent in the first quarter of this year, said a senior Vietnamese economic official at the opening of the 22nd International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam-Japan Book Copyright Festival 2018 co-organized by the two countries’ book publishing associations officially kicked off in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Environment Administration has held a consultative workshop on Vietnamese component document regarding “Reducing Pollution and Preserving Environmental Flows in the East Asian Seas through the Implementation of Integrated River Basin Management in ASEAN Countries.”

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Science and Technology presented the Ta Quang Buu Award 2018 at a ceremony in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - A delegation of the European Commission (EC) is on a fact-finding trip in Vietnam to look into what Vietnam has done to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam says the government has promulgated policies in the new national educational frame to build a learning society to ensure educational access for all.