Vietnam National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son led a delegation to Singapore from July 29-30 to boost bilateral cooperation, especially between the two legislative bodies.
The Japanese Fund for Poverty Reduction, through the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has promised to sponsor Vietnam US$1.5 million for forestry environmental services during the 2014-16 period.
A series of Vietnamese short films focusing on the theme of water will soon take centre stage at the Asian Film Festival Berlin 2013 in Germany scheduled for August 8-11.
Two-way trade turnover between the Republic of Djibouti and Vietnam is expected to reach between US$50-100 million in the next five years, Rachad Farah, Special Envoy of the President of Djibouti, has said.
Party General Secretary and Secretary of the Central Military Commission Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday presented a 75-year Party Membership Insignia to former President, General Le Duc Anh in recognition of his lifetime of service.
Scientists, including five Nobel laureates, from across the globe gathered at the opening of an international physical science conference in the central province of Binh Dinh on July 29.
A senior Cambodian official has voiced his desire to boost agricultural cooperation with the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, especially in fruit farming.
The Appeal Court of the Supreme People’s Court on July 29 began the appeal trial of six defendants charged with “murder and resisting on-duty officials” in relation with a case of coercive land reclamation in the northern port city of Haiphong.
Operation Smile Vietnam is offering free surgery for children with facial deformities in the southern province Ba Ria – Vung Tau and its surrounding areas provinces from July 29-August 2.
The second phase of the United Nations’ “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (UN-REDD) projects has been officially launched in Vietnam.