The 2014 conference of the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) was opened in Hanoi on March 7 focusing on quality assurances for higher education across the region.
The fourth International Women’s Cycling Tournament (Biwase Cup 2014) kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 7.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) signed a major cooperative project in Hanoi on March 7.
Vietnam’s participation in the Hague Convention abolishing the requirements for legalisation for foreign public documents - the Apostille Convention - was the main topic of a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on March 7.
Socio-economic policies need to ensure all basic rights for the people and pay appropriate attention to vulnerable groups, said a Vietnamese representative at the ongoing 25th session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Vietnam that serves as a coordinator for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the UN Human Rights Council has affirmed the association’s commitment to promoting and protecting human rights.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) officially launched a campaign ahead of the 2014 Earth Hour on March 6, urging everyone to make changes for a greener planet.
More than 60 art troupes from home and abroad have registered to take part in the biennial Hue Festival 2014, which is scheduled to take place on April 12-20 in the imperial city.
German businesses are eager to find Vietnamese partners operating in the production of chemicals and additives.
Vietnam and Laos have agreed to upgrade monuments to their solidarity in the provinces of Oudomxay, Xieng Khouang, Attapeu and Champasak in Laos.