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Vietnam earns over US$760 mln from rice exports
Vietnam has so far this year raked in more than US$760 million from exporting over 73 million tonnes of rice, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).
UNFPA supports training for village-based health workers
(VOV) -The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on April 23 launched Circular No. 7 defining the criteria, responsibilities and duties of village-based health workers, including ethnic minority midwives.
Border fair promotes Vietnam-Cambodia trade
A six-day border-trade fair to promote trade, tourism and investment cooperation with Cambodia ended in the southern province of An Giang on April 23.
Vietnamese in Thailand honoured
Nine Vietnamese individuals and families in Bangkok and Noong Khai province of Thailand have received the Vietnamese State’s orders and medals for their contributions to the country’s resistance wars in the past as well as in the current national development.
IMF: Vietnam’s macroeconomics on right track
Vietnam’s macroeconomics is on the right track, said Alfred Schipke, head of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team reviewing macroeconomic and structural policies.
Save the Dugong logo contest winners named
The US General Consulate in HCM City on April 22, on the occasion of Earth Day, awarded prizes and certificates to the winners of a contest to design a logo for the Save the Dugong campaign.
Two more pagodas built on Truong Sa archipelago
Construction started on two new pagodas on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on April 22-23, increasing the number of pagodas on the islands to five.
HCM City hosts mobile marketing seminar
Ho Chi Minh City will host a seminar on April 24 for businesses, experts, advertising companies and market research firms to get proper understanding of the local promising mobile market.
Geographical indications safeguard local trademarks
Vietnam has been developing a geographical indication system to safeguard the patent rights of the country’s famous traditional products with a hope that the new system will help boost production and trade of the country’s unique produce.
Vietnam ninth in WB’s remittance rankings
Vietnam ranked ninth on the World Bank’s list of the 10 countries that attracted the most overseas remittances, with US$10 billion in 2012.