Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son on April 11 held talks with his Colombian counterpart Patti Londono who is in Vietnam from April 10-12.
A 20,000 seat stage has been set up along the Han River bank along Tran Hung Dao Street, the central road of the city, in preparation for the sixth Danang International Fireworks Competition.
The European Union (EU) Delegation and the Embassy of Luxembourg in Vietnam on April 10 donated medical equipment and instruments worth nearly US$6.78 million to the Ministry of Health.
Two leading singers from Israel and Vietnam, David D’or and Thanh Lam, will perform at the Hanoi Opera House on April 11 to celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the 65th anniversary of Israel’s Independence Day.
Central Danang city and Binh Dinh province are actively bracing for the fight against avian influenza H7N9 and H5N1 in the face of the diseases’ complicated developments.
A heritage festival will be held in Quang Nam province from June 22-26 in a bid to boost tourism in the central region and the country as a whole.
Recordings of Hanoi’s bygone days alive with train bells, ancient songs and Ca Tru (ceremonial singing) will be played back for the first time at an event called Hanoi Soundwalk on April 13.
An installation exhibition with the theme “Collections” by artist Dorothee Berkenheger (Germany) will open on April 13, in central Hue city.
The 2013 Ha Long Carnival will spotlight tourism potential of the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) on April 9 signed an agreement lending US$24 million to the Daklak September 2nd Import-Export Co. Ltd (Simexco Daklak), the second largest state-owned coffee trader in Vietnam.