(VOVworld)- A workshop on international and regional human rights mechanisms and links between human rights enforcement and investigation agencies began on Monday in the central city of Da Nang.

(VOVworld) – The plenary session of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was held last week in Paris, France. The Vietnamese delegation was participating as observer.

(VOVworld) - The Culture and Tourism Week of Khau Vai love market festival opened on Saturday in Meo Vac district, in the northernmost province of Ha Giang.

(VOVworld) - The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Friday reviewed the implementation of polices and laws for people who have selflessly served the revolution at its 7th session.

(VOVworld) - Ho Chi Minh City’s Buddhist Sangha has drawn up plans to celebrate Buddha’s 2,556th birthday.

(VOVworld) – The National Assembly Ethnicity Council has worked with United Nations Development Program to analyze the efficiency of an imminent Government program to reduce poverty in 62 poor districts in a sustainable manner.

(VOVworld)- A workshop on the role of cultural diplomacy in supporting provincial sustainable development and international integration has been held in the central city of Hue as part of the ongoing Hue festival.

(VOVworld) - The Hue Festival and the national tourism National Tourism Year – Northern Central Coastal Area 2012 kicked off on Saturday night in the Ngo Mon Square of the former imperial city of Hue.

(VOVworld) - Diverse activities are underway nationwide in response to the Voluntary Blood Donation Day, April 7th. This year’s campaign aims to involve more managers in the voluntary blood donation.

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Health held a meeting to mark World Health Day on April 7th. During the event in Hanoi on Friday, the ministry’s director of legislation Tran Duc Long said that Vietnam is nearing the end of the golden population period, with 8.15 million elderly citizens, or 9.4 per cent of the country’s population.