Comprehensive investment into early childhood education across Vietnam will help the country narrow the development gap among regions, World Bank Country Director Victoria Kwakwa has said.
A ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site will be held on October 14 by the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has laid out a set of actions in support of enterprises hurt by recent social disorder in some localities, asking ministries and agencies nationwide to roll them out as soon as possible.
Poverty relapse is high in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, with the rate as high as one third in particularly underprivileged communes, according to Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)’s Ethnic Council Danh Ut.
The southern province of Binh Duong pledges to ensure safety for foreign workers and investors, stabilise their operations, and prevent any repeat of the recent illegal rallies which resulted in damage to enterprises, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Thanh Cung has said.
As of May 20, China maintained the presence of more than 90 ships of various kinds defending rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, several of which kept approaching and attacking Vietnamese ships on their law enforcement missions, according to the Vietnam Coast Guard High Command.
An exhibition displaying fine art works by Vietnamese and Lao artists opened in Vientiane on May 19, contributing to furthering ties between the two countries in the field.
Sen. Lt. Gen. Do Ba Ty, who is also Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, received Indonesian Air Chief Marshal Ida Bagus Putu Dunia in Hanoi on May 20 on the occasion of his working visit to Vietnam.
Together with local people, the Hoa (Chinese people) community in southern Long An province has expressed their annoyance about China’s illegal placement of an oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has reiterated Vietnam’s policy of protecting national sovereignty by peaceful measures with respect to international law, in order to maintain peace, stability, security and safety of navigation in the East Sea.