Exports of Vietnamese goods will rise this year as the global economy continues to grow, according to many trade counselors.
Experts and scientists from many Vietnamese universities and government agencies participated in a workshop on the environment and the management of river basin in Bangkok from February 8-9.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung visited the Vietnamese community living in the southern Lao province of Champassak on February 9.
The southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau granted investment licenses to nine new projects, including two foreign-invested worth US$61 million, on February 8.
The Vietnam Association for the Conservation of Nature and the Environment has recently recognised 20 mango trees grown at the national historic site of Tu Quang pagoda in the central coastal province of Phu Yen as national heritage trees.
The French cruise ship Le Soleal, with 200 passengers on board, set sail from Saigon port, HCM City, on February 6, finishing an eight-day voyage from Haiphong city to the southern hub.
An exhibition opened on February 7 in Prague to introduce traditional Vietnamese art to culture vultures in the Czech Republic.
The northern province of Thai Nguyen has granted an investment license to Hansol Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd., an affiliate of the Samsung group of the Republic of Korea, to produce electronic parts for the group’s mobile phones.
People usually flock to a unique market in Nam Dinh province’s Vu Ban District at midnight on the 7th and 8th days of the first lunar month to wish for a prosperous and lucky new year.
Tens of thousands of the Cao Dai Church followers and dignitaries on February 7 gathered in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh to join an annual grand ritual dedicated to the Duc Chi Ton (Supreme Being) who they believe to be the ancestor of the world.