Vietnam’s cashew sector set records with its 2014 export revenue exceeding US$2 billion for the first time, securing its place as the world’s top cashew exporter for the ninth straight year.
Vietnamese expatriates gathered in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Morocco on February 8 in celebration of the approaching Lunar New Year (Tet).
The Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology will host a festival to promote the traditional ceremonies and daily life of ethnic minority groups on February 22 and 23 in celebration of the impending Lunar New Year (Tet).
A national campaign will take place in northern Bac Giang province on March 19 and 20 in honour of World Water Day on March 22, according to the Directorate of Water Resources.
Deputy Defence Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Truong Quang Khanh hosted outgoing Chief Representative of the Russian Federal Service for Technical-Military Cooperation to Vietnam Anatoly Chuprynov in Hanoi on February 9.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung assigned a number of socio-economic development tasks to the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong during a working session with local authorities on February 9.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has expressed his desire that the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission will perform its functions more effectively as a part of preparations for the upcoming all-level Party Congresses.
Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi established an ambitious goal for the city’s entire political system to have at least 70% of all communes recognised as new-style rural area by 2020.
Reducing poverty among ethnic minority groups in a rapid and sustainable manner is a key priority for the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during a working session with provincial leaders on February 9.
Vietnam needs to make relevant and specific preparations to raise public awareness of the formation of the ASEAN Community, enhance the country’s economic capacity, and improve its legal system to be able to take full advantage of opportunities and respond to challenges following the Community’s establishment in late 2015, according to a Vietnamese diplomat.