The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the 2012 results of the public administration reform index (PAR INDEX 2012), on which Danang ranked first with 87.14% while Hanoi received 82.79%.

Veteran singer Hong Hanh will perform popular songs of the late renowned composer, Trinh Cong Son, on Tuesday night (February 11) in Wakayama, Japan.

Vietnam is forecast to continue being battered by extreme weather this year after a range of unusual weather phenomena appeared recently.

Vietnamese enterprises have invested US$4.4 billion in foreign countries and territories in 2013, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

(VOV) -  The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) has announced the completion of the draft of the amended Investment Law to further improve the quality and efficiency of the country's investment climate.

President Truong Tan Sang on February 7 asked central Thanh Hoa province to continue implementing agriculture reforms, saying this would help raise the living standards of residents.

Many unnecessary administrative procedures will be cut out when a new resolution on administrative procedures reform in investment projects is approved by the Government.

Unfavorable weather conditions and a high demand for poultry products during spring festivals are putting Vietnam at high risk of bird flu viruses, warns the animal health department.

Ke Bang National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site in the central province of Quang Binh, will launch an adventure tour at Toi Cave (Dark Grotto) this month, according to the Phong Nha-Ke Bang Tourism Centre.

Vietnamese exports to the United States last year surged 21.3 per cent against the previous year to reach a value of US$23.87 billion, according to the General Department of Customs.