The military headquarters of Vietnam’s southern province of Tay Ninh and the Cambodian province of Tbong-Khmum signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on military cooperation on February 5.

The Prime Minister has approved the National Strategy on Cultural Diplomacy through 2020, targeting more diverse and effective activities and promote Vietnamese cultural values around the world.

Poverty eradication remains the overarching goal of global development efforts, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent representative of Vietnam at the United Nations said at a session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Vietnam is looking forward to the participation of all members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at its 132nd Assembly to be held in Hanoi from March 28 to April 1, said Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Tran Van Hang.

The Japanese government has come up with US$337,621 in non-refundable aid to support the third phase of a maternal and infant healthcare project implemented in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

Malaysia is looking to cooperate with Mekong Delta provinces and cities in clean agricultural development and green biotechnology to create environmental protection solutions.

The targeted US$10 billion two-way trade between Vietnam and Russia by 2020 will be feasible if domestic businesses work out thorough market research and marketing strategies.

A Republic of Korean- invested company was granted investment license in a ceremony in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 5.

A delegation of representatives from the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association (JVFA) in Sakai, Japan and firms operating in the city visited the central province of Binh Dinh on February 5 to promote links between the two localities. 

Vietnam was the largest shrimp exporter to the Republic of Korea in 2014 in terms of both volume and value, according to the Vietnam Association Seafood Exporters and Producers.