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Folk woodcut printing awarded national heritage status
The making of Dong Ho folk woodcut painting in the northern province of Bac Ninh has been recognised as part of the national intangible cultural heritage.
Mekong Delta rice exports up 18 percent
The Mekong Delta of Vietnam exported 670,000 tonnes of rice in the first two months of 2013, earning US$304 million in revenue – an 18 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Dong Nai, Japan cooperate in support industries
Representatives from the Dong Nai provincial People’s Committee and Japan’s Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (KBETI) met on March 6 to discuss cooperation plans.
Media role in poverty reduction underlined
Economic experts and journalists have called for closer bonds among the mass media, policy makers, economic managers and entrepreneurs to foster the national cause of poverty reduction.
Vietnam’s agro-fishery exports to Japan in focus
A seminar on monitoring the hygiene of Vietnam’s agro-fishery exports was held in Tokyo on March 6 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and the ASEAN–Japan Centre.
Ukraine backs joint ventures with Vietnam
Ukraine will enhance economic and trade relations with its traditional partners and support Ukrainian–Vietnamese joint-venture enterprises, announced Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara.
Vietnam, New Zealand foster defence ties
Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh met with New Zealand Ambassador Maike Manning on March 6 to discuss preparations for his upcoming working visit to New Zealand.
ADB helps develop secondary cities in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide additional US$100 million in technical assistance for the development of secondary cities in three central and Central Highland provinces.
Young guitarist wins first prize in US competition
Vietnamese music student Tran Tuan An won first prize at the Society of American Musicians (SAM) Guitar Competition on March 3.
Vietnam’s Buddha statues set new Asian records
Two Buddha statues in Vietnam have been named the biggest and the longest Buddha statues on mountains by the Asian Record Organisation (ARO), said the Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings).