Politburo member To Huy Rua on July 27 visited war invalids who are being cared for at the Kim Bang Sanatorium in the northern province of Ha Nam on the occasion of the National Day for War Invalids and Fallen Soldiers.
President Truong Tan Sang had working visits to island commune of Ngoc Vung, and island district Co To to inspect socio-economic, national defence and security tasks of Quang Ninh province on July 26.
Renowned British-Vietnamese pianist Tra Nguyen, British cellist Zoe Martlew, and concert master of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and violinist Atle Sponberg will hold a week-long training programme for young musicians along with a concert in Ho Chi Minh City early next month.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 25 approved the establishment of two DNA testing facilities to identify remains of Vietnamese war martyrs without adequate personal information.
As many as 182 women living Ho Chi Minh City, whose husbands and sons laid down their lives for the country’s independence , were awarded the title “Vietnamese Heroic Mother” at a ceremony in the city on July 26.
A grand ceremony in celebration of the 85th founding anniversary of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) was organised in Ho Chi Minh City on July 26.
A delegation from the Embassy and other representative offices of Vietnam in Cambodia on July 26 laid a wreath at the monument dedicated to Vietnamese martyrs, who fell down during wartime in the country, in Phnom Penh.
The Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) on July 25 announced the establishment of the Vietnam-Japan Supporting Industry Forum (VIETPANSIF).
Competitors at the 2014 International Chemicals Olympiad (IChO 2014) sat for a five-hour theoretical examination on July 25, following a five-hour practice test on July 23.
The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) on July 25 announced the result of its 2013 report, which shows that state budget spending in 2012 exceeded estimates by 8.3 percent, or VND2.07 trillion (US$97.3 million).