Cai Lan Port in the northern province of Quang Ninh received the first cargo vessel of 2013, the CHUETSU SPIRIT from the Philippines on January 1.
Cultural similarities and a respect for each other are the foundations for the two countries increased ties in recent years, he said.
External activities in 2013 will continue to play a part in maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for national development, said Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held a working session with the Standing Board of the Theory Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee in Hanoi on December 31.
Hanoi’s economy in 2013 is predicted to face more difficulties and challenges than in 2012, says Mayor Nguyen The Thao.
The Ta Tung Tu (Left Temple) relic in the complex of King Minh Mang’s tomb in central Thua Thien-Hue province has been re-opened after one year of restoration.
Seventeen banks and 14 companies will be granted licences to trade gold bars from next year, when the country implements tightened regulations to better manage the gold market.
The number of Vietnamese tourists to Thailand has jumped 10-fold in the past 12 years, rewarding the efforts of the Thai Government to attract more Vietnamese visitors.
Economic experts gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on December 28 to discuss ways to implement investment projects in the form of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).
Police in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Nghe An on December 28 uncovered the illegal transport of 58 heroin bars weighing 30 kilos from Laos to Vietnam.