As many as 130,000-160,000 new cancer cases are reported in Vietnam every year, along with up to 115,000 cancer-related deaths, according to initial research conducted in a number of cities and provinces nationwide.
International experience in implementing policies on climate change adaptation was shared at a conference held in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa on October 16.
Denmark pledged to continue to support Vietnam in developing high quality pig breeding, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen said in a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on October 16.
The 131st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-131) held in Geneva, Switzerland, approved Vietnam’s proposal on the main topic for IPU-132 with a focus on the role of parliament and the implementation of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has affirmed the Vietnamese Government’s policy of encouraging and facilitating international groups, businesses and investors to operate in Vietnam by improving tariffs and foreign investment procedures in a bid to attract investors.
More opportunities for business cooperation are emerging for Vietnamese and Norwegian businesses, especially once the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association, which comprises Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, is signed, a workshop heard on October 15.
Longan fruit from the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre have officially been authorised to enter the United States’ market.
Japan’s IHI Corporation is looking forward to expanding its trading of aircraft engines and space-related products and eying on other business areas in Vietnam, according to IHI CEO and President Tamotsu Saito.
Vietnam’s Defence Academy and the Cambodian Royal Academy of Military should further bolster their training cooperation and experience exchange, so as to improve the quality of officers, a senior officer has said.
Vietnam’s VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company (VietJet Air) will be giving away 3,000 complimentary tickets on its newest international route between Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Taipei, Taiwan (China), which will be launched on December 12, 2014.