Vietnam defeated Indonesia 3-1, in the third round of the ASEAN Youth Football Championship, for the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy in Brunei on August 13.
Authorities of Mekong Delta Dong Thap province are taking all necessary measures to minimise the drowning mortality rate among children and help children protect themselves from drowning, especially during the current flood season.
A delegation of the Ministry of Construction led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Tran Nam has paid a working visit to Malaysia to learn experience in urban development, planning and management.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked relevant ministries and agencies and Hanoi authorities to seek every possible way to remove difficulties for the projects on building the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park and the Hanoi National University.
The Health Ministry organised in Hanoi on August 13 a training course on preventive measures against the deadly virus Ebola which is raging through West Africa for health workers in the north.
Thailand's PTT energy conglomerate will invest US$20 billion in a Vietnamese petrochemical complex that aims to meet local and overseas demand in seven years.
Vietnam will trade in rice with Timor Leste to ensure food security, said Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in a Hanoi meeting on August 13 with Deputy Chairman of the Timor Leste National Parliament Adriano do Nascimento.
Food processor Donafoods in southern Dong Nai province had worked with Germany’s Thailand-based Target Co. Ltd to develop a clean cashew material area in the locality.
A delegation of 13 athletes on August 13 leaves for China to represent Vietnam at the second edition of the global competition for junior athletes - the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
Foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises and foreign investors can now open direct investment capital accounts in Vietnamese dong from September 25, besides accounts in foreign currencies.