(VOVworld) – Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers nationwide are to celebrate the Vesak or Buddha’s birthday on Friday. An array of activities has been held in recent days to pray for peace for the world, the nation, and the people.

(VOVworld)- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made positive assessments of Vietnam’s macroeconomic situation and the recent management of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). A press release, posted after IMF concluded its annual consultation mission to Vietnam in late April,

(VOVworld) - External information plays an extremely important role in communications and disseminating the ideological work of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

(VOV) – A review conference of the Ordinance of Religions and Beliefs took place on Monday in Ho Chi Minh city.

(VOVworld)-The Asian Record Organization has recognized 3 Vietnamese records in this year’s list of top 30 records. These include Director Nguyen Van Luong having the largest number of movies about homeland and islands, painter Truong Han Minh with his longest painting about flower and painter Dang Ai Viet for her endless effort to depict Vietnamese heroic mothers. The recognition is scheduled to be confirmed during Asian Record Organization’s Chief Executive Officer’s visit to 3 Indochina countries later this month.

(VOVworld)- A series of spiritual and cultural events have taken place to celebrate the 2557th Birthday of Lord Buddha.

(VOVworld) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Federation of Labor held a meeting on Friday to review and honor 130 outstanding collectives and individuals, all of them involved in the movement to study and follow President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example.

(VOV) - Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group, Vinacomin, on Thursday held a press conference on the results of 2 bauxite-aluminum projects in the Central Highland provinces of Lam Dong and Dac Nong.

(VOVworld) - A delegation of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation led by its Deputy Head Nguyen Duy Viet has paid a working visit to the US to learn the means by which to deal with people’s contributions to policy making.

(VOVworld) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has held a meeting in Hanoi to call for further international support for its new rural development program.