Yonsei University from the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 10 donated medical equipment worth over VND3.5 billion (US$164,500) to the Quang Nam Paediatrics Hospital in the central province of the same name.
Doctor Michael Parsons has been awarded the insignia “For the Cause of Environment” in recognition of his great contributions to Vietnam’s green sector.
The Vietnamese cities of Da Nang and Can Tho will be provided with a loan of 10 million EUR each by the Agency of French Development (AFD) to improve their respective infrastructure systems.
National Secretary of the French Communist Party (FCP) Pierre Laurent has extended his deep sympathy to Vietnam over the passing of General Vo Nguyen Giap, who died on October 4 at the age of 103.
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has praised General Vo Nguyen Giap, who passed away on October 4 at the age of 103, as “one of the greatest revolutionists in the world” and a “great hero who left an imprint on the past century.”
Vietnam will import some 580,000-600,000 tonnes of cotton this year, up nearly 15 percent from last year’s figure.
The National Assembly needs to intensify supervision of the implementation of socio-economic tasks, the fight against corruption and the settlement of social problems.
Vietnam wishes to exchange experience with Bulgaria in personnel training and organisation reform in order to raise the efficiency of the court’s performance.
Vietnam will provide scholarships to 18 Lao archives students in 2014 and receive five Lao officials to work on probation in the National Archives Centre for one month.
Intensifying military technical cooperation will contribute to deepening the friendship and links between the armies and peoples of Vietnam and Russia.