The People's Court of Hoa Binh province sentenced eight people to death and five others to life imprisonment for trafficking 189.35kg of heroin on January 19.

Vietnam is looking to Germany for supporting its exports to the European Union, particularly seafood, rice, tea, coffee, and fruits, Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat told his host, Minister of Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt, in Berlin on January 19.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January will fluctuate slightly and see a minor reduction, the Price Management Department under the Ministry of Finance, forecast.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has suggested the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay pay more attention to promoting Vietnamese and Uruguayan Governments' efforts to further step up their bilateral relations.

The Commanding General of the US Army Pacific, General Vincent Brooks met with Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty in Hanoi on January 19. 

Swiss company Candino has created 1,888 watches, with images of Vietnam's flag, map, and Hoang Sa (Spratly) and Truong Sa (Paracel) archipelagos, which are on sale in HCM City.

As many as 100 doctors and medical workers from the Asan Medical Centre in the Republic of Korea are providing free medical check-ups for nearly 1,100 impoverished individuals and workers in the Phoi Noi A industrial park in the northern province of Hung Yen on January 19 and 20.

Japan’s Showa Denko Group has worked in conjunction with authorities from the northern province of Ha Nam to design a plan to develop a clean vegetable production plant using LED lighting technology.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung greeted Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation Mogens Jensen in Hanoi on September 19, assuring him that the government always facilitate operations of foreign enterprises, including Danish firms working in Vietnam.

Phan Dang Di's latest film will premiere at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), becoming the first Vietnamese film to compete for the top prize at the film fest.