Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh hosted a reception for a delegation of war veterans from Russia and Belarus in Hanoi on December 4.
A conference on youth cooperation among Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will be held in Hanoi and northern Quang Ninh province from December 5 to 11.
President Truong Tan Sang cabled a message of congratulations on December 4 to Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej on his 87 th birthday and his country’s celebration of National Day (December 5).
The Ministries of Defence of Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to promote partnership in personnel training, information sharing and mutual consultations at multilateral forums.
Vietnam has achieved considerable progress in ensuring children’s rights since it participated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, said UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Youssouf Abdel-Jelil.
The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa aims to attract 4 million tourists and gross VND6.5 trillion (US$309 million) in revenue next year, representing a respective rise of 17% and 30% year-on-year.
The Vietnam Flour Mill-Wilmar (VFM-Wilmar) inaugurated a new wheat flour mill at the Cai Lan Industrial Park in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 3.
The People’s Committee of central Phu Yen province on December 3 granted an investment certificate to build an US$80 million tourism complex to Sunrise Vietnam Co. Ltd. from the Republic of Korea.
Information and Communications Minister Nguyen Bac Son has signed Decision No 1798/QD-BTTTT, establishing MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation.
State Bank of Vietnam Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong has affirmed the need for Circular 36, saying the regulations would help the Vietnamese banking sector develop more safely.