A congress was held in Hanoi on October 29 to establish the Vietnam-Philippines Friendship Association (VNPFA), the 111th member of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).
The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs organised a workshop in Hanoi on October 29 with a view to perfecting anti-bribery regulations in the 1999 Penal Code with support from the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam.
The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee congratulated the Liaison Board of former Vietnamese soldier volunteers and military experts on missions in Laos on the 65th anniversary of their traditional day (October 30).
The ongoing establishment of the Mekong Delta Development Institute is expected to strengthen economic, social and scientific-technological cooperation between the region and the Republic of Korea , Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam said in a workshop in Can Tho city on October 29.
The play “Chuyen chang dung si” (The story of a courageous man) performed by the Vietnam National Drama Theatre was granted an award of excellence at the second ASEAN-China Theatre and Drama Festival in China earlier this month.
President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Dang Ngoc Tung held talks with President of the United Food and Commercial Worker International Union (UFCW) Joseph Hansen in Hanoi on October 29 to boost the partnership between the two countries’ trade unions.
The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Co. (Vinamilk) is now the largest dairy producer in Vietnam, holding half of the liquid milk market share, according to the company’s CEO Mai Kieu Lien.
Residents in the Central and Central Highlands have asked for hydro-power developers to give top priority to ensuring local livelihoods and protecting the environment while undertaking their projects.
Vietnam is well aware that gender equality is a basic human right which is both a national objective and an important factor to the socio-economic development, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong said at a meeting on gender equality in Hanoi on October 28.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left New Delhi on the October 28 evening (Vietnam time), concluding his official visit to India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.