Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 9 for former Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta, during which he affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy to deepen bilateral ties between the two countries.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received a delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK)-Vietnam Friendship Association, led by its Chairman Kim Hack-yong, on January 9 in Hanoi.

Haiti's art, culture, lifestyle and tourism will be introduced for the first time in Vietnam during the Cultural Week of Haiti that will run from January 12-15.

At least 330,000 people need jobs this year in HCM City, but there will only be about 265,000 job vacancies, according to the deputy director of the city's Centre for Human Resources Forecasting and Labour Market Information.

Tay Son-Tam Kiet (Three Great Heroes in Tay Son) Temple, located in the coastal central province of Binh Dinh, has been recognised as a special national relic by the Prime Minister in a recent decision alongside 13 other sites.

Vietnam will be a “responsible, active, and proactive” member of the ASEAN family which strives to enhance the regional bloc’s integration and aggressively supports the ASEAN Community-building process as well as the Community’s centrality in the evolving regional architecture.

As many as 1,100 villas and attached houses across 11 projects are scheduled to hit the real estate market in the first and second quarter of 2015, said Savills Vietnam, the largest property company in the country, on January 8.

HSBC and ANZ gave positive reviews on the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s decision to raise the VND/USD daily reference rate by 1% starting from January 7.

Vietnam exported US$2.8 billion worth of goods to France last year, up 8% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Authorities from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have presented certificates of merit to three Republic of Korea nationals in recognition of their contributions to the education of local children with disabilities between 2005 and 2014.