Vietnamese and Cambodian experts and investors discussed ways to achieve a US$5 billion trade by 2015 during a workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on December 15.
A majority of delegates to an international conference in India have hailed Vietnam’s pillar role in the “Look East” policy which has transformed into the “Act East” under the leadership of new Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Qatari Minister of Economy and Trade Sheikh Mohamed Al-Thani has committed to raising two-way trade with Vietnam to US$1 billion in the coming years.
A Vietnamese delegation, headed by Nguyen Phong Quang, deputy head of the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region, have paid a three-day visit to Singapore.
The United Nations (UN) pledged further support for Vietnam in dealing with all forms of gender-based violence against women and girls, including physical, emotional, sexual abuse and human trafficking.
The Hanoi People’s Committee hosted a ceremony on December 15 to inaugurate an art sculptural work presented by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
State President Truong Tan Sang attended an inaugural ceremony for the Phat Tich Truc Lam Ban Gioc pagoda in Dam Thuy commune, the northern border province of Cao Bang, on December 15.
The 12th annual KOVA Awards on December 13 honoured four groups and eight individuals for their outstanding contributions to the fields of applied science and technology and social welfare.
The 36th International Theatre Institute (ITI) World Congress will be held in Vietnam in 2018.
The fourth ASEAN Chief Justices’ Roundtable on the Role of the Judiciary in Environmental Protection concluded in Hanoi on December 14 after two days of sitting.