More than 2,000 athletes, both professional and amateur, as well as tourists and local people are expected to participate in the 2013 International Marathon, scheduled for September in the central coastal city of Danang.
Vietnam and Malaysia will build an information exchange and cooperation institution to investigate trade protection cases to support and protect the rights of the two countries’ businesses.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that Vietnam will continue to be an active and responsible member of ASEAN, especially during the development of the ASEAN Economic Community.
Senior economic officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) held conference in Hanoi on March 7 to discuss initiatives and solutions to bridge the development gap between the four countries and other ASEAN members.
(VOV) -The Hanoi People’s Committee on March 6 launched an action programme for consumer rights in response to the “World Consumer Rights Day” (March 15).
About 2,200 people, including 600 children, from 20 communes in central Thua Thien-Hue province have received training in how to cope with natural disasters under a US-funded project.
Nearly 30 Vietnamese firms, led by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) are participating in the International Tourism Fair ITB, which opened in Berlin on March 6.
The making of Dong Ho folk woodcut painting in the northern province of Bac Ninh has been recognised as part of the national intangible cultural heritage.
The Mekong Delta of Vietnam exported 670,000 tonnes of rice in the first two months of 2013, earning US$304 million in revenue – an 18 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Representatives from the Dong Nai provincial People’s Committee and Japan’s Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (KBETI) met on March 6 to discuss cooperation plans.