Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon spoke highly of Vietnam’s comprehensive development achievements at a meeting with Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, in New York on November 5.
The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) signed an agreement with the Agricultural Promotion Bank (APB) of Laos on cross-border payment via internet banking and launched the services with the Phongsavanh Bank (PSVB) at separate ceremonies on November 4-5.
The second phase of the Project for Capacity Enhancement in Road Maintenance will commence in December with financial and technical support from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), according to a document signed between the Ministry of Transport and JICA in Hanoi on November 5.
Lawmakers considered the draft of the revised Law on the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the draft Law on the election of National Assembly and People’s Council representatives during the ongoing NA session in Hanoi on November 5.
A Ho Chi Minh City leader expressed his hope that the city and Slovakia would boost their partnership in areas of mutual interest, especially the economy, trade and investment.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) wants to develop ties with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Secretary of CPI Central Committee Samim Phai Di said in a meeting with the Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, Hoang Binh Quan, in Hanoi on November 5.
Slovakia is willing to cooperate with and assist Vietnam in developing its energy industry, Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miroslav Lajcak said at the Vietnam-Slovakia Business Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on November 5.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hailed a number of outstanding residents, war invalids and martyrs’ families of the northwestern region for their contributions to socio-economic development, culture, security and defence, and Party and Government building during a reception for regional representatives in Hanoi on November 5.
A project aiming to help enhance the capacity of Vietnam’s support industry to meet the requirements of the European market was launched at a workshop in Hanoi on November 5.
The Ha Long 2014 Run for Love of Sea and Islands will kick off on November 29 in the northern province of Quang Ninh.