A seminar was held in Can Tho city on December 22 to gather ideas from both domestic and foreign experts to adjust the Mekong Delta construction plan by 2020 with a vision to 2050.

Vietnamese and Lao law enforcement authorities on December 21 arrested two drug traffickers in Phonthong district, Lao province of Luang Prabang in a joint operation.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 33rd session in Hanoi on December 22 under the chair of NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Southern Dong Nai province reported a record export value of more than US$13 billion in 2014, surpassing the set target by US$500 million and posting a 19% year-on-year increase.

An exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s daily life and work from 1954-1969 at the President Palace is underway in Hanoi from December 19-January 5.

The three best designs for a memorial dedicated to naval officers and soldiers who perished in a battle to defend national sovereignty over Gac Ma island in the country’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago are being exhibited in Ho Chi Minh City from December 21 to 31.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu has urged Vietnamese enterprises in Germany to increase investment in their homeland.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Hiroshima Shinkin bank to support Japanese businesses operating in Vietnam.

The US-based Cummins Power Generation (CPG) recently signed a contract with Vietnam ’s Truong Loc and Nguyen Huy Companies to provide electric generators and energy solutions for the Vietnamese market.

US-based Trave Channel has recently made a documentary on the magnificent scenery and caves at Phong Nha–Ke Bang national park and surrounding areas, according to the park’s management board.