Hanoi’s December Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped by 0.23% against last month, but gained 1.55% year on year.
A project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the World Bank (WB) has helped improve the competitiveness of farmer households in the central and Central Highlands regions after five years of implementation.
Experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Yokohama city have offered their experiences and ideas to Danang to help the central city draw a plan of action for sustainable development until 2030.
A series of activities were held by the Vietnamese Embassies in Asian and European countries over the last few days to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944-2014).
Hundreds of photos and documents spotlighting Vietnam ’s sovereignty over seas, islands, and borders are being displayed at a museum in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
Japan’s leading energy firm JX Nippon Oil & Energy (JX NOE) and the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) reached a strategic cooperation deal that includes the development of the Nam Van Phong petrochemical complex.
A national consultation meeting was held in Hanoi on December 22 to examine the possible impacts of the 260-megawatt Don Sahong hydropower plant on the Mekong River.
President Truong Tan Sang met with officials of the Supreme People’s Procuracy in Hanoi on December 22, hailing the sector’s efforts to perform their duties, particularly in bringing major corruption cases to light.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Board in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a ceremony to commemorate the 706th anniversary of the attainment of Nirvana of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong, the founder of Vietnam Zen Buddhism, on December 22.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the National Council of Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia’s Motherland (SFDCM) convened in Kien Giang province on December 22 for the fourth conference on building a borderline of peace, friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.