(VOVworld) – An awards ceremony for the winning literary and artistic works in a contest on agriculture and rural development was held in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVworld)- The 13th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces Informal Meeting closed in Vientiane, Laos, on Monday.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam managed to rein in inflation at 0.63% and maintained relatively high economic growth in 2015. In 2016, Vietnam is expected to obtain an economic growth rate of 6.7-6.8% and the CPI of 3-3.5%.

(VOVworld) – The National Press Festival themed “Celebrating a new spring, the success of the 12th National Party Congress, and 30 years of renewal” opens in Hanoi on March 13-15. The event is co-organised by the Vietnam Journalists Association, the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communications and Education, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee.

(VOVworld) – On Friday more than 200 youth union members of Vinh Long and Binh Thuan province joined the “Youth journey for national sea and islands”.

(VOVworld) – On Thursday the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union launched a program to encourage young people to contribute to the defense of national maritime sovereignty and increase the bond between people in the mainland and those on Truong Sa archipelago.

(VOVworld) – Meetings with voters have been underway nationwide to prepare for the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly (NA).

(VOVworld) – The National Youth Committee convened its 27th meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday. Delegates agreed that the Committee should work more closely with ministries and sectors in replicating effective models to create jobs for young people.

(VOVworld) – On Monday, Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son gave a speech on Vietnam’s international integration at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) during his visit to the UK to attend the the fifth Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue. Son said international integration is the next step in the Renewal process, which was a turning-point in Vietnam’s development over the last 30 years.

(VOVworld) – The National Assembly Standing Committee convened its 46th session on Monday. Deputies reviewed socio-economic development in 2015 and over the last 5 years and discussed development, financial, public investment, and land use plans until 2020.