Police in the northern province of Quang Ninh caught two men in the act of transporting over 3,000 synthetic pills, more than 700g of crystal methamphetamine and 34.1g of heroin in the early hours of September 24.
Nine national relic sites in Hanoi are being featured in a photograph exhibition that opened at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) on September 24.
Policy-makers and domestic and international scientists attended a workshop in Hanoi on September 24 to review migration policies in a bid to increase community resilience to climate change.
Highly trained fire fighters and public awareness campaigns are crucial to preventing and fighting fire, a French public safety expert said.
The Vietnam CEO Forum 2014 ‘New Game – What Moves’ reinvigorated business strategies and outlined the opportunities and risks of global integration, bringing together chief executive officers, economists and policy-makers to brainstorm ideas.
Vietnam fully supports the establishment of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA), Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan has said.
The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) passed a vote to elect Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, Vietnam’s permanent representative to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations, as the new Chair of the WIPO Coordination Committee during its 54th session on September 23.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee held its eighth conference in Hanoi on September 24, outlining the organisation’s personnel plans for the eighth tenure (2014-2019).
The 2014 International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property (IP) Crime Conference is taking place in Hanoi from September 23-25 to seek closer cooperation in the field.
National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong hosted reception for the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta and the Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Camilla Mellander on September 24.