(VOVworld) – A workshop to discuss the reported results on sustainable poverty reduction and narrowing the development gap opened in Thai Nguyen province on Tuesday.

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network jointly organized a conference to boost national policies on occupational safety and hygiene and the international convention 187 on policy framework to promote occupational safety and hygiene.

(VOVworld) – International analysts agreed that the case of Malaysian Boeing plane MH370 that has gone missing from March 8th has shown flaws in the regional aviation control activities and the defense system.

(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said amendments to the Criminal Code must be based on the new Constitution, especially in human rights protection, crime prevention and community involvement in crime combating.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam hopes for continued cooperation and support from other governments and international organizations to speed up the effort to clear unexploded bombs and mines. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung spoke at a donors’ conference in Hanoi on Friday where he called for concrete contributions from the US in this effort.

(VOVworld) – A gala night and street caravan on Thursday are the curtain raisers to the Dien Bien Cultural and Tourism Week, which will feature a series of activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory.

(VOVworld) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said that the new rural development program has become a widespread campaign involving the participation of the political system and the people.

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for closer coordination between the Government and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to improve the efficiency of government management.

(VOVworld) – The office of the National Steering Committee on overcoming Consequences of Toxic Chemicals/ Dioxin during the war in Viet Nam (Steering Committee 33) and the UNDP jointly organized a conference to make public the statistics relating to dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa airport, Dong Nai province and recommendations on land use.

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Union of Literature and Art Associations has organized a pilgrimage to Dien Bien Phu for more than 100 artists from across the nation.