Central Hue city is offering a variety of promotions for visitors during the year's third Golden Tourism Week at Hue Heritage Site, which will last from December 24 to 31.

A number of photos and books about Eva Peron, Ambassador of Peace, are on display in Hanoi from December 17-21, offering the public a glimpse of a legendary figure in Argentine politics on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Vietnam–Argentina diplomatic ties.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will offer its clients passage on Airbus A330-300 aircraft for flights from and to Ho Chi Minh City starting January 1 next year, according to the Vietnam Investment Review.

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) held a get-together in Hanoi on December 17 in the lead up to Christmas celebrations. 

The World Bank has paid special attention to projects to respond to climate change, Country Director of the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa said during her working session with authorities of the Mekong delta city of Can Tho in the city on December 16. 

Children will form the core of a US$470,000 climate change project financed by the Australian Government through the Save the Children.

The Central Highlands provinces of Vietnam and northeastern localities of Cambodia will enhance their cooperation in the coming time, prioritising border security, agricultural production, poverty reduction, education and training.

Vietnam’s rice exports next year will reach 6.5-7 million tonnes, equivalent to its export value in 2013 due to many difficulties in sales, forecasts the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

Scientists from Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Laos joined together in an workshop held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from December 15-16 to discuss issues related to water supply in urban areas and the effects of water quality on health. 

The Hanoi People’s Court on December 16 sentenced to death two former executives of the Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) who went on trial on December 12.