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3792 newsThe youth unions in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Tri and the Lao province of Savanakhet have agreed on strengthening the ties of friendship and cooperation in 2013.
A project was launched in Hanoi on April 24 to improve health care in coastal and island areas between now and 2020.
Intel-the world leading information technology group launched a programme in Hanoi on April 24 to offer computers to Vietnamese students and people.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 24 met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah after his arrival in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei to attend the 22nd ASEAN Summit.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi has described a recently-released map of the People’s Republic of China and China’s 12th five-year-plan for national oceanic development as totally valueless.
A documentary film entitled ‘Acculturation between Mongolia and Vietnam’ is scheduled to be screened on April 26 at the Hanoi Cinema Theatre in Hanoi.
A fascinating and inspirational sculptural exhibition entitled ‘The Birds’ has opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi, according to Nhan dan (People’s) online.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognized the traditional ceremony commemorating the sailors of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Flotilla as part of the national intangible cultural heritage.
Hanoi’s index of industrial production (IIP) this month increased 7.8 percent over last month, and rose 12.1 percent compared with the corresponding period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) have announced.
The municipal Department of Industry and Trade says HMC City targets export revenues of US$34 billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 13.5 percent.