(VOVWORLD) - Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop on January 12 announced the list of 15 young leaders from Australia and ten ASEAN countries for the Australia-ASEAN Emerging Leaders Programme 2018, A2ELP and their participation in the historic ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Sydney, an important event to reinforce the strategic partnership between Australia and ASEAN.

(VOVWORLD) - The Temple of Literature launched an audio guide service for visitors on Thursday. The system is available in eight languages: Vietnamese, English, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Thai, and Chinese.

(VOVWORLD) -A workshop on technology, green energy, and sustainable growth” opened in Hanoi on Thursday as part of the Vietnam Economic Forum 2018.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said the mass mobilization sector will face tough tasks in 2018 and called for efforts to build an administrative apparatus of strong action to serve the people.

(VOVWORLD) -A seminar on tourism development was held in Ba Che district on Saturday as part of the Yellow Flower Tea Festival in Quang Ninh province.

(VOVWORLD) -Former Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Le Luong Minh has called for more efforts of and closer cooperation among the group’s member nations to promote intra-bloc development.

(VOVWORLD) - An international culinary festival is slated to take place next week in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso) said Vietnam’s leather shoe exports will gain momentum next year thanks to the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, which is scheduled to be signed in the middle of this year.

(VOVWORLD) -The global media has commented that the year 2017 marked Vietnam’s rapid economic growth.

(VOVWORLD) - Various activities are taking place nationwide to welcome New Year 2018.