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3792 newsPresident Truong Tan Sang will pay a State-level visit to Japan from March 16-19 at the invitation of Japanese Emperor Akihito, has said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh.
Outcomes of the EU-funded “Sustainable Trade in Ethical Aquaculture” (SEAT) project, which was implemented in the Mekong Delta region from 2009-2013, were announced on March 12 in Can Tho city.
Vietnam has hailed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and its rapporteurs for raising mutual understanding among nations to ensure and promote human rights in a cooperative spirit and through constructive dialogue, including freedom of religion and belief.
The first turbine of Vinh Tan 2 thermal power plant in the central province of BinhThuan will start generating electricity for the national grid on March 15.
As many as 26 world-famous book producers, including Cambridge and Oxford, are expected to join local publishing houses in Ho Chi Minh City’s eighth biennial book festival on March 24-30.
Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of over EUR2 billion with France last year, slightly lower than a record EUR2.1 billion seen in 2012.
The rich local culture and glorious history of Dien Bien were honoured during an art performance taking place in north-western Dien Bien city on March 13.
HaiPhong Port, the biggest port in the country's northern part, is expected to have an initial public offering (IPO) in May.
The famous novel Dat Nuoc Dung Len (The Country Rises Up) by veteran writer Nguyen Ngoc about DinhNup, a guerrilla leader of the ethnic Bhana group during the country's resistance war against the French, has been translated into Bhana.
A Vietnamese man was caught on March 10 at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport while attempting to smuggle five African rhino horns weighing a total of 13.1 kg into the country.