VOV.VN - As many as 2,222 fires occurred in Vietnam in the first half of the year, killing 57 people, injuring 45 others, and resulting in a loss of more than VND127.9 billion, according to the Police Department of Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue.
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s trade turnover with ASEAN surged by 11.9% in the first half of the year to each US$40 billion, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
VOV.VN - Vietnam will brace itself for a complicated stormy season ahead as El Nino has ended its cycle and La Nina is coming soon, warned national meteorologists.
Green logistics development is no longer a trend, it is an inevitable requirement with activities throughout the stage of purchasing raw materials, production, distribution, delivery, waste treatment - throughout the entire business life cycle.
Agriculture ministers of Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to establish a rice industry alliance between the two countries and upgrade the trade relationship to an investment partnership in the rice industry.
Representatives from the Vietnamese provinces of Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau and Dien Bien on July 10 attended a meeting with their counterparts from China’s Yunnan province to discuss transport cooperation between the two sides.
Vietnam imported 766,000 tonnes of cotton worth US$1.53 billion in the first half of this year, representing a rise of 21.6% in volume and 9% in value over the same period last year, according to updates from the General Statistics Office.
VOV.VN - The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the northern Bac Giang province confirmed that another local resident has contracted diphtheria, a disease that has dangerous complications and especially a high death rate.
President To Lam will make a state visit to Laos on July 11-12, his first overseas trip since he took office, demonstrating Vietnam’s top priority to consolidate and nurture the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with the neighbouring nation, according to a Lao scholar.
The Investigation Police Agency of the Department of Public Security of the northern province of Thai Binh has announced decisions to launch criminal proceedings against and arrested Le Thanh Van, a deputy of the 15th National Assembly, for the charge of abusing position and power to influence others for personal gain in line with Article 358 of the Criminal Code.