The 27th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened in Hanoi on April 14, focusing on building draft laws on various issues such as security-defence, economics and education.
Vietnam has paid a great deal of attention to improving the environment for its sustainable development and investment, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has declared.
An international dance festival kicked off in the imperial Hue city in the central Thua Thien-Hue province on April 14 as part of Hue Festival 2014, with the participation of 24 art troupes from countries and territories.
A delegation of the Ministry of Justice led by Minister Ha Hung Cuong is on a working visit to Australia, with a view to enhancing the legal and judicial cooperation between the two countries.
Vietnamese men’s futsal team won t he championship at a friendly four-team tournament in Naron, Spain on April 13 after trouncing the host’s Cidade de Naròn FS 4-3 in the final.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has passed a package of VND25.21 billion (US$ 1.2 million) for second phase of the national trade promotion programme in 2014, the Government news portal reported.
The Hanoi Health Department will inspect the collection and treatment of medical waste in both public and private hospitals and health centres in the city.
Tea growers and enterprises should step up application of national quality standards and improve product packaging and design if they are to reverse a first quarter decline in exports, experts say.
A training course to raise awareness of women and business people of the threat to rhino’s existence posed by the demand for the animal’s horn has been held recently in Hanoi.
Vietnamese pepper farmers are expecting a bumper year with an estimated output of 15,000 tonnes, up nearly 30,000 tonnes against last year, partly thanks to favourable weather conditions.