The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) has decided to launch a case against the US Department of Commerce (DOC) via the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over its imposition of duties on Vietnam s warm-water shrimp.
Hanoi authorities are planning to develop the capital into a modern, creative, and environmentally friendly industrial centre that produces high-quality, globally-competitive goods by 2030.
As many as 32,500 old and retired people across the nation received free health check-ups, medicine and gifts thanks to a campaign calling for more efforts in caring the health of the elderly, which began on August 3.
The implementation of economic restructuring processes in public investment, State-owned enterprises and the banking system was the focus of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee's 31st session on October 1.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has affirmed Vietnam's willingness to offer favourable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to run their smooth operations in Vietnam.
The idea of building a learning society is to create equal opportunities for all individuals to study regularly and for the whole life, experts said at a workshop on October 1 in northern Phu Tho province.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has been preparing an annual report on the country’s tourism in 2013 with the assistance from the EU-funded Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development (ESRT) Project.
Germany’s Schmitz Stiffung Foundation has agreed to fund VND6.5 billion (US$305,500) for the construction of five bridges and four schools in the southern province of Soc Trang.
The purchasing power of Vietnamese citizens in September 2014 reached VND244.5 trillion (US$11.65 billion), representing a 0.7% month-on-month increase and a 9.1% year-on-year increase.
A bilateral conference on cross-border HIV/AIDS prevention in Vietnam and Laos took place in Hanoi on September 30.