A seminar was held in Hue city in the central province Thua Thien-Hue from October 21-23 to review the Mekong-Building Resilience to Climate Change in Asian Cities (M-BRACE) project in the 2011-2014 period.
The Cham people’s traditional Kate festival in the southern central province of Binh Thuan has attracted thousands of local residents and tourists.
Insurance companies paid nearly VND116 billion (US$5.45 million) for businesses that were affected in incidents sparked by workers’ rallies protesting against China’s illegal actions in Vietnam’s waters on May 13-14.
Ho Chi Minh City inaugurates a Department of Tourism, the first of its kind nationwide, on October 23 to enhance management in the field.
Authorities in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh will create favourable conditions for investors to develop the maritime economy, especially port services, a local official said.
Deputies at the ongoing 8 th session of the 13th National Assembly on October 23 heard a number of reports and debated the draft revised Law on Social Insurance.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) were submitted to the National Assembly (NA) for ratification on October 23.
The annual meeting and conference of the Eastern Region Organisation for Public Administration (EROPA) closed in Hanoi on October 23 after five days of discussions on how to improve public administration and governance in the context of global integration.
A water filtration system that uses nanotechnology was introduced at a workshop in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho on October 22.
Vietnamese museum staff need more practical training, said Amareswar Galla, Director of the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, at a conference in Hanoi on October 22.