A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on October 7 between the the central province of Thanh Hoa and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), pledging to jointly develop an action plan for green growth.
The Vietnamese Prime Minister has approved the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to pilot the establishment of transport check-points at border crossings along the Vietnamese-Chinese borderline.
Binh Minh Tourism Company has launched new caravan tours to the popular resort town of Sapa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai following the inauguration of the Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway.
India is the largest market for Vietnam’s pepper in South Asia, accounting for about 59 percent of the total value of Vietnam’s pepper exports to the region, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).
Ho Chi Minh City’s Development Joint Stock Bank (HDBank) and Japan’s Hyakugo Bank have launched the Japan Desk service targeting Japanese firms operating in Vietnam as an effort to welcome the wave of investment from the Northeast Asian nation.
The Prime Minister has approved amendments to the framework of Vietnam’s Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change (SP-RCC).
As many as 63 farmers from all over the country are to be honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 11 for their outstanding production efforts and contributions to building new-style rural areas.
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) this month will decide whether a straight air route linking Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City over the Lao and Cambodian airspaces will be operated or not, Deputy Minister Nguyen Hong Truong has said.
Over 15,000 book titles in numerous genres are on show during the Autumn Book Festival 2014 at the Vietnam Woman Museum in Hanoi from October 8-12.
The Hanoi Steering Committee for Foreign Information on October 7 officially launched the capital’s external information channel at the address of http://hanoitimes.com.vn.