(VOVworld) - Russian president Vladimir Putin met yesterday/ on Monday with trade union leaders from APEC countries in his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow before the Vladivostok Summit on Monday.

(VOVworld) - Vietnamese people have enjoyed an art performance in praise of the victory of the August Revolution and National Day.

National Assembly Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong attended a new school year ceremony in Vinh Bao School in the northern port city of Hai Phong. She was addressing the event on Saturday: “The school students have made excellent performance at university entrance exams. This is attributed to efforts by teachers and students in the renovation of teaching and learning techniques. The school has become a bright example in the educational sector.”

(VOVworld) - The final marker, erected between Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri and Lao southern province of Salavan, was inaugurated on August 31

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is attending the two-day 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which opened in Tehran, Iran on Thursday. Themed “Lasting Peace through Joint Global Governance”, the Summit brought together 40 heads of governments and foreign ministers from 120 NAM member countries and representatives from 30 other countries and international organizations.

(VOVworld) - The Ho Dynasty Citadel in Thanh Hoa Province has received more than 22,000 visitors since the beginning of this year.

(VOVworld) – The ongoing Central Highlands Cultural Days in Hanoi is featuring the cultural identities of the region through exhibits, fairs, seminars, and cultural exchanges.

The construction of HCM City’s first Metro Line, from Ben Thanh market to Suoi Tien amusement park, officially got underway on Tuesday. The 20-km line will cost a total of over 820 million dollars, of which 83 percent comes from Japanese official development assistance. Metro Line No.1 is expected to be finished and in operation by early 2018. It will become the backbone of public transport in HCM City, carrying

(VOVworld) – The 3rd Legal Empowerment Asia Partnership annual meeting took place today/ on Monday in Hanoi with the participation of legal empowerment activists, representatives of NGOs and social organizations from 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

(VOVworld)- Dang Thu Thao, a student of Tay Do University in Can Tho city has been crowned Miss Vietnam 2012 winning an award of 300 million dong. Duong Tu Anh and Do Hoang Anh are the first and second runners up respectively.