(VOV) - The HCM City Union of Friendship Organisation (HUFO) celebrated the 46th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on August 2 (1967–2013).

President Truong Tan Sang had a working session on July 31 with the Ministry of Justice’s Party committee to review the eight-year implementation of a Political Bureau resolution on judicial reform strategy.

Thousands of monks and followers attended a ceremony to worship Lord Buddha’s sarira at Long Khanh pagoda in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, on July 31.

Party General Secretary and Secretary of the Central Military Commission Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday presented a 75-year Party Membership Insignia to former President, General Le Duc Anh in recognition of his lifetime of service.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau to fully tap its hydropower and mineral resources potential which is a driving force behind economic development in the entire region.

(VOV) -Combating corruption requires high determination and all-out efforts of all sectors and the whole political system.

(VOV) - Vietnam should strengthen religious affairs overseas, especially in its neighbours such as Laos and Cambodia, and other countries with large numbers of religious followers.

(VOV) - The Central Party Commission for Mass Mobilisation hosted an online conference with 63 provinces and cities on July 15 to review mass mobilization work in the first half of 2013 and designate tasks set for the remainder of this year.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called on key leaders of the northern Hai Phong city to utilize its internal strength to develop the city into a modern port-based industrial and service city by 2015.

(VOV) - Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan has pledged to mobilise all resources for the Vietnam-Germany University to operate efficiently.