Vietnam added three more gold medals and jumped to third place overall yesterday in the ASEAN School Games in the Philippines.

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) signed a financial agreement valued at EUR114 million for the second phase of the EU Health Sector Policy Support Programme (EU-HSPSP-2) in Vietnam , in Hanoi on December 4.

A tourism and shopping fest opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4, spoiling visitors with a variety of compelling choices.

Brand development has the utmost significant role in tourism promotion and marketing, requiring the involvement of different stakeholders across sectors. 

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.