A stele commemorating 87 civilians who were killed by the US troops during war was inaugurated in Phong Dien district, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue , on December 16.
President Truong Tan Sang on December 16 received newly-accredited ambassadors from the US, Panamanian and Qatar who presented him their credentials.
The Association of Overseas Vietnamese in Angola’s western Benguela province has presented 25 tonnes of rice to the poor in the province.
Vietnam and Algeria are aiming for US$1 billion in two-way trade by 2020, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu The Hiep said at a workshop in Algeria’s capital city on December 15 to seek ways to boost trade exchange between the two countries.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has emphasised strong growth prospects for the Vietnam-Qatar ties, which is based on positive diplomatic relations and substantial and steadily increasing trade between the two countries, in his recent interview with Qatar Tribune.
An International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) funded project has not only helped protect Can Gio mangrove forest in Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district, but also increased income for locals, heard a conference in the city on December 15.
Forces hostile to the Vietnamese revolution have been trying to promote the so-called peaceful evolution in a bid to undermine the socialist regime, with one of their ploys being the call for “depoliticising the army” which is the core force safeguarding the achievements of proletarian revolution in the country.
US members of parliament have spoken highly of the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership framework during meetings with Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Pham Quang Vinh in Washington.
Nearly 10,000 pieces of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) have been found and destroyed during a three-month campaign in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.
There are good prospects for Vietnam-France trade in 2015 once the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement is signed, Trade Counselor at the Vietnamese Embassy Nguyen Canh Tuong said at a recent roundtable on the two countries’ economic ties in Paris.