(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs held a ceremony on Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

(VOVworld) – Hanoi and local media have held a ceremony to honor local products recognized as favorite by consumers.

(VOVworld) - The Indian Film Festival 2015 opened on Friday at Hanoi’s national Cinema Center. The festival, featuring eight movies, is expected to bring various aspects of Indian life to Vietnam's audiences.

(VOVworld) - The European Parliament (EP) adopted an official resolution ratifying the Vietnam – EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), at a plenary session in Strasbourg city, France, on Thursday.

(VOVworld) – Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said Vietnam is making preparations for APEC year 2017 at a workshop in Hanoi on Wednesday. He said that the APEC forum is a priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy until 2020.

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Home Affairs reviewed 5 years of implementing the youth development strategy at a conference in Hanoi on Tuesday. Delegates also reviewed the 5-year implementation of a government decree on increasing the Party’s leadership in youth activities in a time of modernization and industrialization.

(VOVworld)- The 6th Da Lat Flower Festival will be held later this month. The sixth festival, titled “Da Lat – A Multitude of Flower Colors”, will feature various activities including flower exhibitions, tours of flower villages, a flower carnival, a vegetable-flower fair, and a seminar conference on flowers.

(VOVworld) – The 2nd Congress of Young Vietnamese Talents opened on Sunday with 364 delegates attending. The congress is aimed at encouraging young people to contribute to national construction and defense during modernization, industrialization, and international integration.

(VOVworld) - International Friendship Day 2015 opened on Saturday at Crescent Lake in Phu My Hung, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City to connect generations of Vietnamese alumni who studied abroad.

(VOVworld) – An exhibit opened at the War Remnants Museum in HCM city on Friday with 200 photos featuring Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty and maritime economic potential and the peaceful sea and islands of Vietnam.