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Chinese jailed for appropriating State document
The Hanoi People’s Court on July 10 sentenced Wu Wen Song, a Chinese man, to two and a half years imprisonment on charge of “appropriating secret documents of the State”.
ASEAN shipping conference bound for HCM City
Ho Chi Minh City will host the 11th ASEAN Ports and Shipping 2013 - the largest annual ports, shipping, and logistics exhibition and conference in the region – on July 11-12.
Poor people receive free health services
More than 2,500 poor people in the two central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai enjoy free health care and medicine from a charity programme run by the Korean Doosan Vina Inc. and the Hospital of Chung Ang University.
US$550 mln tourism, residential project restarts
Dubai property developer Limitless will this year restart its Halong Star mixed-use residential and tourism project in the northern province of Quang Ninh, which was delayed for several years due to the company’s financial difficulties.
Additional EUR1 mln for developing tourism workforce
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has been allowed to add EUR1 million as non-refundable aid from the Government of Luxembourg to continue implementing a project to strengthen human resources in the hospitality and tourism sector in Vietnam.
Garment exports target comes near
Vietnam's total export turnover for textiles and garments in the first half of this year surpassed US$8.9 billion, a 14.5 percent increase year-on-year, the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) reported.
RoK filmmakers help children realise movie-making dreams
Republic of Korean (RoK) director Kim Ji-hoon and actress Han Ga-in will come to Vietnam to work as special mentors at the Toto Filmmaking Class programme.
Egypt, Vietnam cement diplomatic ties
Egyptian Ambassador to Vietnam Reda El Taify on July 8 hosted a reception for Vietnamese diplomatic officials and representatives from ministries, sectors and international organisations in Hanoi.
Ha Long to host national film festival
The 18th national film festival will take place in Ha Long city of northern Quang Ninh province from October 11-15, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vietnam-Laos border marker project receives a boost
PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsin Thammavong have said they will instruct their agencies to complete a joint border marker project in 2014 as scheduled.