(VOVworld) – The Chinese public has been closely following every development of Vietnam’s public disclosure of an ancient map proving its sovereignty over Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagos. Chinese news agencies have covered Vietnam’s revelation of a Chinese map showing that the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagos do not belong to China.

(VOVworld)- Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam pledged further cooperation in developing tourism among three adjoining provinces of Savannakhet, Mukdahan , and Quang Tri. The commitment was made at the 8th Confe

(VOVworld)-The Ministry of culture, sport and tourism and the Quang Tri provincial People’s committee today/ on Saturday held an international seminar on tourism development on East-West economic corridor. The economic corridor is created based on a road of 1,450 km with the west end at port city of Mawlamyine (Myanmar), crossing Thai provinces and Laotian provinces of Savannakhet, Vietnamese provinces of Quang Tri, and Đà Nẵng city as the east end. At the seminar, local and foreign delegates put forth plans for jointly tapping to

(VOVworld) – A meeting was held in Hanoi today/on Friday to mark the 65th War Invalids and Martyrs Day. Party and Government top leaders and delegates representing thousands of war invalids, relatives of martyrs, and heroic mothers attended the event.

VOVworld)-The Presidential Office has announced the amended Ordinance on people who rendered services to the revolution which was approved by the National Assembly at its recent session. The beneficiaries will receive support in terms of healthcare, education, vocational training, housing and credit for production. The amendments also provide free insurance for the beneficiaries and their family members. Heroic mothers and their relatives, revolutionary soldiers suffering from chemical poisons also receive support as from this September.

(VOVworld) - A number of US senators have voiced their strong support for full and strict compliance with the ASEAN-China declaration on East Sea issues and urged all parties to settle their disputes peacefully and lawfully.

(VOVworld) - Quang Ninh province today hosted an international workshop that aims to preserve, promote, and honor the value of the world natural heritage Ha Long Bay to make it Vietnam’s tourism trademark. Entitled “Preserving and promoting the value of world natural heritage Ha Long Bay - new vision”, the workshop brought together 150 domestic and international representatives, especially tourism professionals.

(VOVworld) – The first annual seminar on the role of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in the greater Mekong sub-region cooperation opened on Monday in Da Nang city.

(VOVworld) - The 2012 singing and dancing festival of religious followers opened on Saturday night in Da Nang city.

(VOVworld) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union on Friday held a ceremony in the ancient Quang Tri citadel to launch a number of programs: “A Week of Gratitude”, “Remember the source of the water you drink”, and “Youth pay tribute to martyrs”. This is part of activities to mark the 65th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day on July 27th.