(VOV/VOVworld) - According to the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction, 10% of poor districts, 50% of disadvantaged coastal and island communes and 30% of disadvantaged ethnic minorities and mountainous communes will see higher standards of living by 2015.

(VOV/VOVworld) – Hanoi has honored 56 young business people who have excelled in information technology, e-commerce, construction consultation and design, and animal husbandry.

(VOV) – Thousands of Cham Balamon ethnic people in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces are happily celebrating the Kate festival, one of the 15 biggest folk festivals in Vietnam.

(VNA) – Real estate investors are to invest further in Sapa after city’s planning project till 2013 was approved by the Government.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day is marked throughout the country. The Ho Chi Minh City Business Association hosted a ceremony on Saturday morning to honor 87 individuals for their efforts to develop production, contributing to national economy, employment, and social welfare.

(VOVworld) - French-speaking nations will open their 14th biennial summit in Kinshasa, Congo, on Saturday.

(VNA) – Experts and parliamentary officers from Vietnam and overseas gathered for a seminar in Hanoi on Thursday to share their experiences in building and operating a parliamentary library.

(VNA/VOVworld)- The 50th assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) member states has been held in Geneva, Switzerland over the last two days attracting thousands delegates.

(VOV/VOVworld) – Vietnam will continue its cooperation with UNESCO and considers UNESCO members’ efforts the driving force for growth.

(VOV/VNA) - The 24th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS 24) opened in Da Lat city of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Monday, with 85 delegates from 25 countries and international organizations taking part.