The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court sustained the original custodial sentences given to Nguyen Van Hai and Ta Phong Tan for “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” at an appeal court on December 28.
Vietnam is grateful to the Russian and Chinese people and armed forces for their wholehearted assistance for its struggle for national independence.
The government and the entire financial and banking system have taken drastic measures to reduce bad debts while assisting businesses in overcoming difficulties, said State Bank governor Nguyen Van Binh.
The nation's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) slowed to its lowest in three years, rising just 4.8 percent in 2012, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
HCM City has attracted US$1.29 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) this year, according to the Municipal Statistics Bureau.
The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Vietnam will grant US$76,000 to two non-governmental organisations to carry out projects on HIV/AIDS prevention and agricultural reform.
More than 600 documents, including books, newspapers, paintings and photos on the “Dien Bien Phu battle in the air” victory collected from inside and outside the country are on display in Hanoi from December 26-31.
Vietnam’s total output of rice and corn in 2012 is expected to reach 48.5 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 1.24 million tonnes, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Two-way trade between Vietnam and France has reached US$4.35 billion in 2012, with Vietnam’s exports exceeding US$3 billion, nearly 10 times the figure of US$380 million in 2000.
Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association Huu Thinh and his Lao counterpart, Phuilavan, discussed cooperation plan for 2013 during their talks in Vientiane on December 25.