A set of stamps featuring Vietnam’s symbolic architectural heritage and landscapes was unveiled in Paris, France, on February 5.

President Truong Tan Sang has called upon small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to stay proactive, enterprising and creative in their operation to stand firm in both domestic and global economic playgrounds. 

Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception for Counsellor of the United States (US) Department of the State Thomas Shannon in Hanoi on February 5. 

Police in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang caught a man illegally transporting 156 cakes of heroin (54.6 kg) on February 5.

The Vietnamese Military Telecom Corporation (Viettel) and the Lao Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (MPT) officially launched a system to standardise the Lao language font for mobile devices and computers on February 5.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) is attracting increasing numbers of Vietnamese travellers thanks to its scenic landscapes, distinctive culture and simplified visa procedures.

European and Vietnamese scholars met in Hanoi on February 5 to discuss how to integrate foreign law perspectives into domestic law. 

The Archbishop of Hanoi, Cardinal Nguyen Van Nhon, highly valued the capital city’s achievements in recent years during his Lunar New Year visit to the municipal People’s Committee on February 5.

The AIA life insurance group will work in the long run in Vietnam and hopes to be facilitated to expand its products, Chairman and CEO Mark Edward Tucker said. 

Poverty reduction efforts yielded encouraging outcomes in 2014, particularly in disadvantaged areas, but more practical measures are needed to make achievements more sustainable, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted at a national teleconference in Hanoi on February 5.