Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved adjustments to an overall development planning for the Mekong Delta through 2030, with a vision towards 2050.
The German Embassy in Vietnam on June 23 launched a logo design contest to mark the upcoming 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Ho Chi Minh City’s economy has continued growing stably in the first six months, recording positive changes in business production and State budget collection, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
Vietnam joined 35 countries in the 2014 Delicanto gastronomy and cultural festival in Diedersdorf, Brandenburg State, Germany from June 20-22.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan hosted a reception on June 23 in Hanoi for General Nem Sowat, head of the Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Norway Le Thi Tuyet Mai has informed the Norwegian Parliament of the current tension in the East Sea after China illegally positioned its drilling rig in Vietnam’s waters in early May.
The new-look Ha Long Shipbuilding One-member Co., Ltd, is taking shape, with its equitisation process is expected to be completed in September this year.
Insurance companies on June 22 made advance payment of compensation worth VND39.65 billion in total to 35 enterprises affected by the recent incident in the southern province of Dong Nai.
One flora and two amphibian species have been discovered in the central provinces of Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong, creating more demand for the protection of biodiversity around the provinces.
The southern province of Binh Duong enjoyed a 9.5 percent GDP growth in the first half of 2014 as compared to the same period last year, according to a report by the provincial People’s Committee.