The top 12 women’s and men’s teams will take part in the PV Oil Volleyball League, which will open in the northern provinces of Phu Tho and Yen Bai on April 4.
An art exhibition featuring paintings created from natural leaves will open to public in Hanoi on March 7.
The USAID Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and Vietnam Red Cross Society jointly held a seminar on March 1 to evaluate the current situation and propose solutions to reduce the risk of natural disasters in Thua Thien-Hue central province.
A ceremony to mark the 150th birthday and the 70th death anniversary of Alexandre Yersin, the world’s well-known physician and bacteriologist, was held on March 1 in central Khanh Hoa province, where the doctor lived and worked from 1891 until his death.
Vietnamese health experts have updated their rehabilitation knowledge by attending the 2013 Conference on Rehabilitation held in Singapore from February 27 to March 1.
The Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF) held a conference on March 1 to consult the youth on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution.
President Truong Tan Sang has expressed his approval of the development policy of the central province of Quang Binh, saying that the question now is how to implement it effectively to achieve the middle income status.
Vietnam earned US$806 million from seafood exports in the first two months of this year, marking a year-on-year rise of 3 percent.
The Hue Monuments Conservation Center will restore ceremonial activities conducted during the Nguyen Dynasty, thus creating an attraction for tourists to royal sites in Hue city.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Chairman of National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung will pay official visits to Russia this year.