Russian culture-lovers in Hanoi will have a chance to enjoy the country’s well-known films from November 7-12, according to the Russian Embassy in Vietnam. 

Vietnam ranked second after the Republic of Korea at the just-ended eighth World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Bali, Indonesia, with three gold, three silver and five bronze medals.

The Lawrence S. Ting Community Support Fund of Taiwan (China) presented 140 wheelchairs and 50 tricycles to people with disabilities in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on November 5. 

Over 500 southern firms on November 5 recommended solutions for removing red tape in administrative procedures, taxation and customs. 

The Belgian Government has committed EUR8 million to a EUR9.5 million project on water source management and urban development in the south central province of Ninh Thuan. 

Border guards in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on November 5 successfully rescued a Mong ethnic woman who was abducted in China last month. 

Experts gathered in Hanoi on November 5 to share information on curbing environmental pollution caused by mercury emissions and realising the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed that Vietnam highly values the role of Egypt in the region and the world, and attaches much importance to developing all-around ties with the country. 

Vietnam and Thailand discussed a wide range of cooperation areas during their first Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation in Bangkok on November 5. 

Literature and arts plays an important role in nurturing the friendship between Vietnam and China and their people, a senior Party official said while welcoming a delegation of Chinese writers to Vietnam.