Vietnamese chess players bagged four gold, four silver and seven bronze medals, ranking second at the 2013 Asian Youth Chess Championships held in Iran from June 19-27.
Ho Chi Minh City will help members of ethnic minorities, families who have made contributions to the revolution, and eligible poor to work abroad, mostly in Japan and Malaysia.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage returned to Hanoi on June 27, ending his three-day official visit to Thailand at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Vietnam’s cell phone export turnover to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were worth US$1.36 billion in the first five months this year, according to the General Department of Customs.
The 13th Vietnam-China Border Trade Fair, themed “Cooperation-Friendship and Integration – Development,” will take place in the city of Lao Cai, in the northern border province of the same name, from November 13-18.
Vietnam is willing to share its experience with Laos in all spheres of activity, including cooperation between the two Government Offices.
Vietnam and Australia on June 26 inked an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation, marking a new step forward in bilateral cooperation in this field.
The fifth Quang Nam heritage festival was concluded in the central province of Quang Nam on June 26, with the Miss Ethnic Pageant final putting the last note to a string of colourful events.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and leaders of the Thai legislative body shared the view that the establishment of the Vietnam – Thailand strategic partnership opens a new chapter in the friendly and cooperative ties between the two countries.
The Italian Bolzano office in northern Hai Duong province on June 25 presented EUR20,000 to local Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims.