Four members of a cooperative group in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have become the first Tra fish farmers in Vietnam to receive the GLOBALGAP certificate.
Vietnam has adopted a number of policies for Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin victims, supporting them with vocational training and medical treatment.
The US, as a comprehensive partner of Vietnam, is ready to work with Vietnam to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse told the media in Hanoi on August 8.
President Truong Tan Sang on August 8 sent congratulations to Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam on the occasion of his country’s 49th National Day (August 9, 1965).
Vietnam has emphasised the importance of a peaceful and stable environment, including free and safe maritime navigation and the peaceful settlement of disputes at sea based on respect for international law and regional commitment, to regional connectivity in the Asia Pacific.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has reiterated Vietnam’s commitment to stay closely engaged with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the successful building of an ASEAN Community by 2015.
A total of VND6 trillion (US$282 million) in Government bonds was mobilised to the State Treasury through a tender organised by the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on August 7.
Acclaimed author Nguyen Nhat Anh's novel Cho Toi Xin Mot Ve Di Tuoi Tho (Give Me a Ticket to Childhood) will be released in the US on December 9.
Ho Chi Minh City and some other provinces in Vietnam will be joining a programme to showcase their tourism products and services at a major tourism event in Russia next month.
Nearly 2,600 ha of forest have been cultivated in the northern province of Hoa Binh under a project using official development assistance (ODA) from the German Government.