The People’s Committee of Bac Ninh province has approved a project worth nearly VND60 billion (US$2.86 million) to preserve its signature Dong Ho folk painting, which is on the brink of falling into oblivion.
Hanoi police one July 3 temporarily detained two men from Chinese Taiwan for allegedly using the Internet and telecommunication networks to appropriate property.
The 2014 Vietnam – Laos Trade Fair kicked off in Vientiane, Laos, on July 3 with the aim of helping Vietnamese businesses expand the distribution network here, paving the way for their goods to Thailand’s northeastern region.
A regional conference on ASEAN countries’ participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations was co-organised by the foreign ministries of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea in Hanoi on July 3.
The Vietnamese government is working on an economic development plan, targeting a faster and more sustainable economy between 2016 and 2020, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam told 400 business executives at the first Forbes Vietnam business forum in Ho Chi Minh City on July 3.
China on July 3 sent two more military vessels to protect its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that is parked illegally in Vietnam’s waters, adding up to seven ships of this kind, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance Department.
Grandmaster Le Quang Liem is seeded No 5 in the International Chess Federation's blitz chess category in the July list.
Vietnam’s tuna exports to the Netherlands hit nearly US$8.9 million in the first four months of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 123%, despite an overall decrease in the European Union.
Nicaragua always supports Vietnam in safeguarding its national independence and sovereignty and believes that all peace-loving nations in the world will back Vietnam’s stance, said a senior official of Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front Party (FSLN).
A delegation from the northern port city of Hai Phong is paying a working visit to Oslo city, Norway, with the aim of finding ways for Hai Phong’s goods to enter this market while promoting business chances in Hai Phong.