(VOVworld) – An art program was held in Hanoi on Thursday to mark 25 years of HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Vietnam and Vietnam’s national month of action for HIV/AIDS prevention and control. The program acknowledged the contributions of generous individuals and organizations to HIV/AIDS prevention and control.

(VOVworld) - The Ministry of Education and Training and Can Tho City’s People Committee opened a national sports competition for students with disabilities gathering more than 600 athletes. The event aims to praise people with disabilities’ optimism and determination to overcome their physical challenges and integrate into community. The week long event will last until December 12.

(VOVworld) - Vietnam’s economy has weathered the recent turbulence in the external environment fairly well, says the World Bank’s Taking Stock report, released on Wednesday.

(VOVworld) – A seminar on developing sustainable agricultural value chains began in Ben Tre province on Tuesday. Vice-chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan stressed the importance of developing effective agricultural production models: “Vietnam’s signing of the TPP will pose opportunities and challenges to agricultural development. We should find the best way to achieve sustainable growth and implement value chain programs in the production, processing, and sales of agro-forestry and fisheries products.”

(VOVworld) - The fifth Congress of the Vietnam Esperanto Youth Organization (VEJO) opened in Hanoi on Sunday.

(VOVworld)- On Sunday, the Ministry of Health and the Youth Union launched a meeting in Bac Ninh province in response to National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control and World AIDS Day (December 1).

(VOVworld) - The Euro Presse Image on Friday ran an article entitled “EU-Vietnam: moving towards a free trade agreement”.

(VOVworld) – President Truong Tan Sang’s visit to Germany has been a headline of many major German newspapers. The Neues Deutschland daily called the visit a highlight of 2015, which marks the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties.

(VOVworld) – The 2015 Thai Nguyen tea festival opened on Thursday. More than 100 Vietnamese tea enterprises, cooperatives, and trade villages and 67 delegations from tea-producing countries including Japan, Russia, India, and the Republic of Korea are participating in the festival.

(VOVworld)- A workshop on mobilizing the community’s efforts to preserve heritage opened in Hanoi on Thursday.