An estimated 8,000 patients need kidney transplant operations in Vietnam each year, according to the Health Ministry.
An Vat Sai Gon (Noshing in Sai Gon), by Chu Thi Hong Anh and photographer Tran Viet Duc, is hoped to inspire all lovers of eating out in Ho Chi Minh City.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for traffic congestion to be eased during the holiday season between the end of December and March 15.
Vietnam had achieved a trade surplus of US$284 million this year after 20 years of running a deficit, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
(VOV) - The Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) has set a 2013-2015 export target of over US$4 billion, equivalent to US$1.4-1.5 billion each year.
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the RoK Foundation hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 21, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed Vietnam’s constant policy of strengthening the reliable friendship, long-lasting tradition and strategic partnership with India.
(VOV) - Ha Thi Khiet, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Chair of its Mass Mobilisation Commission, visited and extended Christmas greetings to dignitaries of the Archdiocese of Hanoi on December 21.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will provide a US$1.2 billion preferential loan for Vietnam’s development in 2012–2015.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Embassy of Denmark held a conference in Hanoi on Dec. 21 to review the second phase of a programme supporting Vietnam’s aquaculture development.