A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) paid a working visit to Malaysia from March 16-19 at the invitation of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the country’s ruling political party.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung met President of the Swiss State Council (Upper House) Hannes Germann and attended a parliamentary plenary session on March 19 as part of his current visit to Switzerland.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) plans to raise VND87 billion (over US$4 million) in 2014, up 40.3 percent against 2013, in a bid to care for 58,000 disadvantaged children.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held a conference in Hanoi on March 18 to assess the pace of a rural infrastructure project in northern mountainous provinces in 2013.
The Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLBA) and the Vietnam Logistics Institute (VLI) launched the Vietnam Logistics Index in Ho Chi Minh City on March 18.
Swedish Secretary of Foreign Affairs Frank Belfrage reiterated on March 18 that trade-economics has become an important pillar in Vietnam-Sweden relations over the past 45 years.
Laos wishes to learn from Hanoi’s experience in operating elected bodies such as People’s Councils of various levels.
Vietnam and the US have collaborated in various fields, especially maritime search, rescue and security, and humanitarian programmes.
(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged Danang city to become an important driving force behind the development of the central and Central Highlands regions.
President Truong Tan Sang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on March 18 agreed to establish the extensive strategic partnership between the two countries for peace and prosperity in Asia.