Vietnam lost 1-2 to Japan in their first match at the Ho Chi Minh City International Futsal Tournament at the Phu Tho Gymnasium on November 20. 

Vietnam’s permanent mission to the United Nations, the WTO and other international organisations in Geneva joined 63 other nations at a charity bazaar held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 19.

The US’s Microsoft Corporate will provide Vietnam’s education sector with application software and training programmes in 2013-2014 to help improve IT application in teaching and management. 

More Cabinet members went before the National Assembly on November 20 to answer deputies’ queries on a wide range of topics.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang TrungHai on November 20 visited the central province of Quang Nam to inspect activities to surmount the consequences of storms and floods that have recently hit the locality. 

Vietnam and India on November 20 issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong’s State visit to India.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on November 20.

The trend towards retail banking will only get stronger in Vietnam as banks realise the vast potential of the market, experts said at the ASEAN Banker Forum held on November 19 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Domestic scientists have appealed for a legal framework that lures more talent into key sectors, especially modern technology and natural sciences. 

As many as 23 million Vietnamese children aged from nine months to 14 years will receive rubella vaccines as part of the expanded immunisation programme in 2014.