Overseas Vietnamese are an important component and a source of internal strength of the nation, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan confirmed.
The Nhat Tan Bridge that links downtown Hanoi with Noi Bai International Airport will open to traffic on October 10 this year, the 60th anniversary of the capital city's Liberation Day, according to the Ministry of Transport.
The northern mountainous border province of Lao Cai declared an outbreak of A/H5N1 avian influenza in its Bao Thang district on February 15.
The 15th Fun Cup 2014 - Windsurf Amateur Slalom Race wrapped up in Phan Thiet city, the central province of Binh Thuan on February 15 after two days of heated competition.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on February 14 sent a dispatch to ministries, top-level agencies and localities, asking them to make every effort in the fight against avian influenza.
The fourth round of ministerial talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia wrapped up in Danang city on February 14.
A conference took place in Hanoi on February 14 to discuss the enforcement of the revised Land Law, which was adopted by the 13th National Assembly in November last year.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has suggested the southern province of Tay Ninh utilise effective macroeconomic policies to tap the potential offered by its abundant land and labour resources, in a bid to achieve its 2014 socio-economic development goals.
The southernmost province of Ca Mau on February 14 held a ceremony to commemorate the nation’s two most well-known physicians, Tue Tinh and Hai Thuong Lan Ong.
The Embassy of Venezuela in Hanoi hosted a service for the late President Hugo Chavez Rias on February 14 as part of an international movement to remember him.