The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 17 to mark its 64th traditional day (November 17, 1950-2014).
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan expressed her hope that the US organisation Operation Smile would continue its support in providing plastic surgery on children with cleft palates and lips, training personnel and transferring technology during a meeting with the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer William Magee in Hanoi on November 17.
Vietnamese and Mongolian officials celebrated 60 years of diplomatic ties in Hanoi on November 17.
Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister Terbishdagva called for closer cooperation on trade, investment, healthcare and culture during a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Minh Khoi in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on November 17.
Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang held a National Assembly Question and Answer session in Hanoi on November 17, easing concerns over the underperformance of large-scale hydropower plants, support industry and the crackdown on smuggling and counterfeits.
The Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) based in the central province of Quang Ngai has taken a proactive approach building infrastructure and calling for investments at the same time.
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has decided to keep anti dumping tax on pangasius imported from Vietnam at least in the next five years, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Motorcycles manufacturers in Vietnam are trying to survive in the face of a prolonged market slump by introducing more budget units with higher domestic content.
The Hue Central Hospital in the central province of Thua Thien Hue held a ceremony on November 17 to mark 200 successful kidney transplant cases conducted by its experts and to honor the voluntary kidney donors.
The location of the Phuc Xuan 68 ship, which sank after colliding with another ship in waters off central Khanh Hoa province on Nov. 9, was finally found, announced the Office of the National Committee for Search and Rescue on Nov. 16.