Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan on May 21 stressed the importance of mutual confidence in ensuring peace and stability, saying that trust can only be built through consistent actions and commitments by nations in line with the United Nations Charter and international law.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III have discussed concrete measures to further bilateral cooperation for the interests of each country as well as for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.
The 20th World Savings Banks Institute (WSBI) conference for the Asia-Pacific was opened in Hanoi on May 21, focusing on how to translate finance access challenges into business opportunities.
The Ministry of Health has recommended preventive measures against the Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) that is spreading in many countries around the world.
Comprehensive investment into early childhood education across Vietnam will help the country narrow the development gap among regions, World Bank Country Director Victoria Kwakwa has said.
A ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site will be held on October 14 by the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has laid out a set of actions in support of enterprises hurt by recent social disorder in some localities, asking ministries and agencies nationwide to roll them out as soon as possible.
Poverty relapse is high in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, with the rate as high as one third in particularly underprivileged communes, according to Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)’s Ethnic Council Danh Ut.
The southern province of Binh Duong pledges to ensure safety for foreign workers and investors, stabilise their operations, and prevent any repeat of the recent illegal rallies which resulted in damage to enterprises, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Thanh Cung has said.
As of May 20, China maintained the presence of more than 90 ships of various kinds defending rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, several of which kept approaching and attacking Vietnamese ships on their law enforcement missions, according to the Vietnam Coast Guard High Command.