The US State Department’s presentation of 2012 International Women of Courage Award to a violator of Vietnamese law is erroneous, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Luong Thanh Nghi has stated.
A Vietnamese Party, State and Government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai attended the funeral of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias on March 8.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a conference in Hanoi on March 8 to seek ways of managing pollution, which is increasingly challenging the country.
A delegation of Brazilian inspectors is in Vietnam from March 5-15 to assess the country’s seafood safety control system, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Vietnamese gymnast Nguyen Ha Thanh has been invited to take part in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup to be held in La Roche-sur-Yon City, France on March 16-17.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has urged localities to attach the development of science and technology to their social economic development plans so they can be implemented effectively from next year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 8 issued instruction No 04 directing the strengthened supervision of production, trade and use of motorbike helmets.
The central city of Da Nang is set to host the Conference on Investment Promotion for the Central Coastal Region from March 21-23.
ASEAN economic ministers signed two amended protocols and adopted a number of important initiatives at their 19th annual retreat in Hanoi on March 8, towards the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015.
At least 90 percent of local banks believe that inflation will stay in the single-digits this year, according to a survey conducted by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).