Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of over EUR2 billion with France last year, slightly lower than a record EUR2.1 billion seen in 2012.
The rich local culture and glorious history of Dien Bien were honoured during an art performance taking place in north-western Dien Bien city on March 13.
HaiPhong Port, the biggest port in the country's northern part, is expected to have an initial public offering (IPO) in May.
The famous novel Dat Nuoc Dung Len (The Country Rises Up) by veteran writer Nguyen Ngoc about DinhNup, a guerrilla leader of the ethnic Bhana group during the country's resistance war against the French, has been translated into Bhana.
A Vietnamese man was caught on March 10 at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport while attempting to smuggle five African rhino horns weighing a total of 13.1 kg into the country.
The band The Six Tones, including two Vietnamese traditional instrument players Nguyen Thanh Thuy, Ngo Tra My and Swedish guitarist Stefan Ostersjo, will join string players from the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in a concert later this month.
Under two major programmes, namely the National Trade Promotion Programme and National Brand Programme, promotion activities have helped boost exports and business activities both at home and overseas.
Vietnam’s coffee output in the 2014-2015 crop is forecast to fall considerably against the previous season due to the prolonged unfavourable weather conditions so far this year, according to the Vietnam Coffee and Cacao Association (Vicofa).
Vietnam has officially joined the Convention on the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on March 12 conveyed condolences to its Cuban counterpart over the death of Cuba’s revolutionary heroine Melba Hernandez Rodriguez del Rey, who passed away at the age of 93 on March 9.