Experts gathered at a conference in Can Tho city on August 13 to explore measures needed to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Mekong Delta.
An agricultural competition project (ACP) funded by the World Bank has passed the halfway point and is making a positive impact in seven Mekong Delta provinces.
Hanoi will provide VND318 billion (roughly US$15 million) in zero-interest loans between July 2013 and April 2014 in a bid to stabilise the price of essential goods.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked Kon Tum to mobilise investment resources to support socio-economic development.
More foreigners will be allowed to purchase houses in Vietnam under a recent proposal made by the Ministry of Construction.
Collaboration in combating cross-border crime and terrorism will be as important as cooperation in staff training and information sharing.
Japan’s Otawara city would seek to build friendship ties with central Danang city as part of its efforts to increasing connectivity in the Southeast Asian region.
Vietnam won four gold medals at the Asian Youth Wushu Championships, which is scheduled to finish in the Philippines on August 13.
(VOV) -The 13th National Assembly Standing Committee ( NASC ) convenes its 20th meeting in Hanoi on August 12 to discuss a range of draft laws and several ordinances and decrees.
This year, one million tonnes of rice from the summer-autumn crop was scheduled to be stockpiled by July 31, but only 80-85 percent of the target was fulfilled.