A delegation from the Lao Women’s Union led by its President Sysay Leudedmuonsone is visiting the central city of Danang from June 7-9.
Hanoi-based travel agencies report that local holiday-makers have shifted their attention to domestic destinations this summer instead of choosing out-bound tours like in previous years, which is a positive sign for the tourism sector.
Vietnamese throughout the world have organised a series of activities to show their love towards the country and oppose China ’s illegal placement of its oil rig in Vietnam’s waters.
An 800-year old banyan tree in the central city of Da Nang has been recognised as the city’s first heritage tree.
More than 1,000 young people in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on June 7 shaped a map of Vietnam, including Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes, showing their love towards the national seas and islands.
They stayed about 8-10 nautical miles from where China’s oil rig is illegally standing, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.
A pilot programme will aim at financing connectivity models between businesses and farmers in order to promote high-technology application in agricultural production and exports.
The northern province of Hai Duong has granted an investment permit to the Chung Jye Vietnam Co., Ltd, a Taiwanese investor specialising in producing footwear for exports.
ASEAN Exchanges have introduced an expanded FTSE ASEAN index series which will include Vietnamese stocks for the first time, in a bid to provide a comprehensive suite of indices covering the growing ASEAN equity market.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has voiced opposition against China’s wrongful and dangerous act of illegally placing its oil rig in Vietnam’s waters, demanding the country immediately recall the rig as well as all surrounding vessels out of the area.