ASEAN has launched a stamp and postmark design contest in all of its members in celebration of the integrated ASEAN Community in 2015. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on February 16 conveyed a wish of good health to his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong who had to undergo surgery for prostate cancer. 

President Truong Tan Sang and officials of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour on February 17 visited and presented Tet gifts to workers in the Mekong Delta province of Long An. 

The European Union (EU) is the top partner in Vietnam’s foreign policy, stated Vuong Thua Phong, Ambassador to Belgium and head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the EU. 

Hoi An ancient city, the central province of Quang Nam, plans to restore 80 ancient wells, most of them locate on the north bank of the De Vong River near the Thanh Ha pottery village.

The partnership between Vietnam and France is developing with bright future prospects, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet). 

A stable economy is having a positive effect on consumer confidence and this together with lower oil prices and interest rates should cause spending to improve this year, Richard Leech, Executive Director of CBRE Vietnam, has forecast.

The memorial service for Nguyen Ba Thanh, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs, was organised in the central city of Da Nang on February 16. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense in tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at House No. 67 in Hanoi on February 16 on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

State President Truong Tan Sang paid a visit to Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City on February 16 on the occasion of the quickly-approaching lunar New Year (Tet).