(VOVWORLD) - Senator John McCain, who helped lay the foundation for a cooperative Vietnam-US relationship, died on Saturday (local time) at the age of 81. The six-term senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee had been battling brain cancer since July 2017.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Thursday made history with its first advance into the ASIAD quarter-finals by beating Bahrain 1- 0 in the men’s football knockout round the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam beat the drum to launch the 2nd World Championship of Vietnam’s traditional martial arts in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 100 overseas Vietnamese scientists and technology experts have discussed solutions for QuangNinh province to approach the 4th industrial revolution. Participants recommended Quang Ninh to shift from the industry sector to a service based economy, and apply high-tech in tourism.

(VOVWORLD) - The 4th annual summer camp for Vietnamese youth in Europe 2018 opened in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday, attracting 150 Vietnamese youngsters and students living and studying in European countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Do Ba Ty said major achievements in tertiary education have considerably contributed to the success of Vietnam’s renewal process over the past 30 years.

(VOVWORLD) - A project on “Promoting and protecting children’s rights in Vietnam” has been launched in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Fatherland Front hosted a seminar on Wednesday in Hanoi to discuss its role in encouraging and supervising the building of new rural areas.

(VOVWORLD) -A fund-raising program has received 21,500 short text messages, equivalent to more than 18,000 USD to help people affected by floods and landslide in northern Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Red Cross Society.

(VOVWORLD) -Moody’s Investor Services projected Vietnam’s annual GDP growth to stay at around 6.4 percent over the next 5 years in its latest report issued Friday.