(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s growth is projected at 6.7% this year and 6.5% in the next two years with a low inflation rate, the World Bank said at the launch of its semiannual report “Taking stock-An update on Vietnam's recent economic developments” in Hanoi on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 500 photos and artifacts are on display at an exhibition, which opened on Sunday in Hanoi as part the 11th National Youth Union Congress. The event showcases the history and tradition of the Youth Union and its 10 national congresses.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam launched the National Month of Action for Population 2017 and the Vietnam Population Day on December 26 in Hanoi on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s Xoan singing was delisted from UNESCO’s urgent safeguarding register and added to its representative list of intangible cultural heritages of humanity.

(VOVWORLD) - The Air and Air Defense Force held a workshop in Hanoi on Thursday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu Victory in the Air this month.

(VOVWORLD) - A national cooperation program on sustainable employment has been signed between Vietnam and the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - The Center for Sustainable Development Studies (CSDS) on Saturday organized the final round for the Youth Tectonic Award 2017 to honor Vietnamese youth organizations’ community activities in the 2015-2017 period.

(VOVWORLD) -Around 100 businesses are participating in the Online Friday shopping sales in Ho Chi Minh City from Friday to Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - 86 outstanding young people in Vietnam’s rural areas were honored with the Luong Dinh Cua awards at a ceremony in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said reforming social insurance policy is an essential step in fine-tuning the mechanisms of a socialist-oriented market economy, renewing Vietnam’s growth model, and combining economic growth with sustainable development and social advancement.