As many as 74 paintings of Buddha by Indian artists are being showcased at a week-long exhibition which opened in Hanoi on June 2.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Economy, Trade and Industry Department of Japan’s Kansai region on June 2 signed a framework agreement on cooperation, under which they will enhance connections in support industry.
National Assembly (NA) deputies on June 2 discussed the implementation of socio-economic development plans and the State budget in the first months of the year.
Vietnam’s fisheries surveillance ships on June 2 operated about 6-8 nautical miles from China’s Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig, continuing their high-intensity opposition to China and demanding it withdraw its illegally placed rig from Vietnamese waters.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will launch a campaign calling on people across the country to enjoy a two-hour family meal from 5pm on June 26 to mark the 2014 Vietnam Family Day.
A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) took part in the 22 nd meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) Standing Committee in Russia’s Vladivostok city from May 30 and June 1.
National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 2 for a delegation from the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group led by its President Pascal Deguilhem.
President Truong Tan Sang on June 2 hosted a reception for the visiting US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker who stated that the US is keen on boosting ties with Vietnam in all fields.
A long spell of hot weather is forecast to cover the northern and central regions during June, with the average temperature forecast to range between 25-30 degrees Celsius.
Authorities in the central city of Da Nang and the Bac My An shipbuilding co-operative have completed detailed plans to salvage the fishing boat DNa 90152 which was rammed and sunk by a Chinese ship while undertaking its regular operations in its traditional Hoang Sa fishing grounds.