Vietnam and India have targeted trade revenue of US$7 billion in 2015, increasing to US$15 billion by 2020.
More than 300 artifacts dating from over a thousand years ago are on display in the provincial museum of the northern province of Ninh Binh from January 20-24.
Vietnam will continue enhancing people-to-people diplomatic activities associated with the celebration of the country’s big anniversaries in 2015, heard a meeting of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO)’s executive board in Hanoi on January 20.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said he was glad to see India is looking to boost cooperation with Vietnam in economics, trade, and investment, and thrilled that they consider Vietnam a centerpiece of their Look East Policy.
Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong has emphasised the need for China and Vietnam to enhance their friendship and sincere cooperation for mutual development, especially in the context of complicated global developments.
The most prestigious financial institutions believe that Vietnam's economy will see a strong recovery in 2015 and that the drop in crude oil prices, though lowering revenue for the State, will help foster production and consumption, reported the English language news portal VietNamNet Bridge.
The People's Court of Hoa Binh province sentenced eight people to death and five others to life imprisonment for trafficking 189.35kg of heroin on January 19.
Vietnam is looking to Germany for supporting its exports to the European Union, particularly seafood, rice, tea, coffee, and fruits, Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat told his host, Minister of Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt, in Berlin on January 19.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January will fluctuate slightly and see a minor reduction, the Price Management Department under the Ministry of Finance, forecast.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has suggested the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay pay more attention to promoting Vietnamese and Uruguayan Governments' efforts to further step up their bilateral relations.