A national steering committee on the prevention and control of harmful alcohol consumption is set to be formed as part of the government’s efforts to minimize alcohol abuse in the country.
Anh Dao Cooperative in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, has signed a contract to export its clean vegetables to a partner in the Republic of Korea (RoK).
An exhibition of Buddhist sutra books and other publications opened in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on May 7, starting a week of celebrations of Buddha’s 2558th birthday.
As many as 800 new designs by 17 Vietnamese and foreign designers will be staged during the Vietnam Autumn-Winter Fashion Week 2014 from May 11-14 in Hanoi.
Leaders of Russia and Laos have sent greetings to Vietnamese leaders on the 60th anniversary of the victory of Dien Bien Phu (May 7).
The appeal court on May 7 upheld the death sentences of former Chairman of the Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) Duong Chi Dung and former Vinalines General Director Mai Van Phuc for embezzlement.
A Mekong Delta project on sustainable rural development and climate change adaptation will start in Ben Tre province later this month, according to provincial officials.
A delegation from the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilization led by the commission’s head, Ha Thi Khiet, paid a visit to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on the occasion of Buddha’s 2558th birthday.
Vietnam launched its nationwide activities for the 2014 Global Action Week in central Thua Thien-Hue province on May 6.
A project improving energy efficiency in the construction sector, as part of a clean energy programme funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), was unveiled in Hanoi on May 6.