As many as 2,331 communes in 49 cities and provinces nationwide will benefit from the Government’s poverty reduction programme (known as Programme 135) in 2014 and 2015.
Ariston Thermo, Italian heating and water heating manufacturer, has opened a new manufacturing plant in Tien Son Industrial Park in northern Bac Ninh province.
An exhibition of 54 paintings that feature clothing used for grand ceremonies by the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) opened in Hue imperial city, central Thua Thien-Hue province, on April 11.
The People’s Committee of the northern province of Vinh Phuc in conjunction with the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea held a conference on April 11 in Seoul to call for more investment to the province.
A painting exhibition on super typhoon Haiyan, one of the most devastating natural disasters in the history of Southeast Asia and the world, opened in Hanoi on April 11, to commemorate the victims.
A series of art performances and sports events will be held in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 39th anniversary of the National Liberation Day (April 30) and the 128th May Day.
A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee led by its Deputy Secretary Nguyen Thi Thu Ha on April 11 paid a floral tribute to martyr Pham Hong Thai at his grave in Huang Hua Gang Memorial Park in China’s Guangzhou city.
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh is paying an official visit to Sweden at an invitation of the Swedish Government, occasioned the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
A Vietnam investment forum that took place in Berlin on April 10 was a success as it drew the participation of nearly 200 German companies.
A contest titled “Teenagers with wildlife protection” was launched in Hanoi on April 10 as part of activities marking International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22).