(VOVworld) – The 13th Congress of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.

(VOVworld) - Vietnam triumphed at the fifth edition of the Asian Beach Games (ABG5) held in Da Nang City after 10 competition days, bagging 52 gold, 44 silver, and 43 bronze medals in 14 sports.

(VOVworld) – Peace, stability, and prosperity in South East Asia are suitable for the benefits of ASEAN and the US, Vietnam’s Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich said during an informal meeting of ASEAN-US defense ministers in Hawaii on Friday.

(VOVworld) – The United Nations has observed October 1st as International Day of Older Persons to improve awareness on issues relating to older people and acknowledge their contributions to society.

(VOVworld) - The Hanoi Traditional Trade Village Tourism Festival 2016 opened on Thursday in Hanoi, featuring the booths of 250 traditional handicraft villages, enterprises, and travel companies from the northern region.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam has joined international conventions and regional and bilateral initiatives on human trafficking and has also issued laws and national programs to prevent this crime.

(VOVworld) – The President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Nguyen Thien Nhan, said the satisfaction index of public administrative service needs to be measured in places where people are served.

(VOVworld) – The World Bank in Vietnam launched the Vietnam Development Report 2016, entitled “Transforming Vietnamese Agriculture: Gaining More from Less”, in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVworld)- A conference on climate change adaptation and water resource management in the Mekong River Delta took place in Ca Mau on Monday. In his address, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said climate change seriously threatens the Mekong River Delta.

(VOVworld)- On Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh delivered a speech at the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York.