(VOVworld) – The first meeting on the implementation of coordinated mechanisms in managing and controlling the macro-economy took place on Wednesday in Hanoi.

(VOVworld) - A seminar on building a learning-oriented society – from vision to action opened in HCM city on Tuesday. Attendees discussed specific plans of actions toward building a learning-oriented society in Vietnam until 2020.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed a joint statement Monday announcing the conclusion of negotiations on their free trade agreement (FTA). Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung witnessed the signing of the statement in the southern province of Kien Giang by Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Minister for Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission Andrey Slepnev.

(VOVworld) – A photo exhibition entitled “Uncle Ho’s soldiers-most beautiful people” opened in Ho Chi Minh city on Sunday.

(VOVworld) - The fourth ASEAN Chief Justices' Roundtable on the Environment convened in Hanoi on Saturday to discuss the role and vision of courts of justice in environment protection.

(VOVworld) – The US resolution calling for peaceful settlement of disputes in the East Sea and East China Sea that was passed by the US House of Representatives last week was the most important document to the region.

(VOVworld) - Ted Osius officially claimed his position as the US Ambassador to Vietnam at a swearing-in ceremony in Washington on Wednesday.

(VOVworld) – A conference to discuss international conventions and Vietnam’s law on human rights opened in Hanoi on Wednesday to mark UN Human Rights Day December 10. Delegates lauded Vietnam’s approval of the 2013 Constitution as a political and legal foundation to ensure full, comprehensive human rights in Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – A workshop was held in Hanoi on Tuesday to discuss anti-corruption and development on the occasion of International Anti-corruption Day December 9.

(VOVworld) – The Foreign Ministry has organized a conference in Ho Chi Minh city on the International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The aim of the conference is to raise awareness of anti-torture regulations and legal mechanisms.