A meeting took place in Sam Son city, the north central province of Thanh Hoa, on October 13 to mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and release the World Disaster Report 2019.
Head coach Park Hang-seo has finalised the roster of 23 players for the match against Malaysia in the World Cup 2022 qualifying round, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.
Jewellery, cosmetics, supplements, liquor, clothing and footwear sold online are among the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s (MoIT) targets in their upcoming campaign to fight contraband and counterfeit goods, and to reinforce intellectual property rights.
The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on October 7 sentenced eight defendants to death and another to life imprisonment for trafficking 379 heroin bricks weighing over 132kg and 55kg of methamphetamine.
The “I love my Motherland” journey was launched in the northern province of Phu Tho on October 6 as part of the activities to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the Vietnam Youth Federation (October 15).
Vietnam’s total revenue from retail trade and services in the first nine months of this year reached 3.6 quadrillion VND (around 155.3 billion USD), 11.6 percent over the same period last year.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on September 29 made a field trip to the construction site of the Lao NA House, a gift of the Vietnamese Party, State and people to Laos, as part of her visit to the neighbouring country.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a vision forum and public-private partnership dialogue on animal farming in Hanoi on September 24, with a focus on dairy cow farming and dairy products.
The People’s Committee of northern Quang Ninh province has approved the establishment of a hi-tech farming zone, expected to cost 829 billion VND (35.7 million USD), in Dam Ha district.
The Indonesian Government is encouraging the opening of direct air routes from Jakarta to Hanoi, as well as the operation of charter flights from the capital city and Surabaya, the second largest city of the country, to Da Nang, aiming to promote tourism between the two countries, according to Indonesia’s news agency Antara.
Vietnam is likely to reach its export turnover target of 11 billion USD from wood and forestry products this year as the main season for business is in the last six months of the year, according to an official of the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFORES).
Foreign tourism reporters toured different destinations in the central province of Nghe An on September 7 and 8 within the framework of the authorities’ programme on promoting local tourism.
Foreign tourism reporters are touring different destinations in the central province of Nghe An on September 7 and 8 within the framework of the authorities’ programme on promoting local tourism.
The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) on September 6 officially launched the project “Mobile Banking – Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment for Low Income People and Women in Vietnam” - Phase 2 (Mobile Banking 2).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to provide 2,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as food aid to residents in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh who suffered from serious flooding.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked central localities and natural disaster prevention and response forces as well as the whole community to focus on overcoming consequences of recent flooding, and ensuring safety for students as the new academic year has started.
At least four people were killed and eight others remain missing in central provinces after torrential rains brought by a tropical depression have stricken the region over the past few days.
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