(VOVworld) - The letter by Vietnamese student Nguyen Thi Thu Trang won the first prize in the 2016 International Letter Writing Competition for Young People held by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Imagining herself as the three-year-old Syrian boy who was drowned off the coast of Turkey, Nguyễn Thị Thu Trang wrote a letter from the child to himself when he reaches the age of 45.

(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and 21 municipal and provincial authorities have signed an agreement to jointly create a favorable business environment. Speaking at the event in Hanoi on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue suggested building an annual business development index which also covers corporate revenues and workers’ income.

(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) introduced the “Vietnam’s diplomatic Bluebook 2015” at a ceremony on Thursday in Hanoi.

(VOVworld) - The Israeli Embassy and Hanoi’s People Committee have jointly held a workshop to learn from Israeli experience in the foundation of an ecosystem favoring creativity and business start-ups.

(VOVworld) – The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, has stressed Vietnam’s solidarity with Latin-American countries, including the host country Venezuela, at the just-concluded 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit, themed Peace, Sovereignty and Solidarity for Development.

(VOVworld) - A cultural-tourism week honoring terraced fields opened in Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province on Sunday.

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in coordination with Yen Bai provincial People’s Committee opened the Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Festival 2016 in Saturday night in Nghia Lo Township.

(VOVworld) – The 716th death anniversary of National Hero Tran Hung Dao was solemnly celebrated and Con Son – Kiep Bac autumn festival was opened in Hai Duong province on Saturday.

(VOVworld) – A conference on natural resources and environment management towards sustainable development was held in Hanoi on Thursday by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (INSPONRE),

(VOVworld) – The first-ever conference on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) was held on Wednesday to introduce the agreement’s benefits to European firms.