Hanoi began counting down 31 days left until the opening of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) at a ceremony held at Ly Thai To Statue and Hoan Kiem lake area on April 11, which attracted the attendance of more than 3,000 athletes and local people.
A trial run of a stock trading system from the Republic of Korea, known as KRX, will be conducted from June 14 next week, Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) announced on June 10.
The BritCham Vietnam sixth Charity Fun Run – Run for Vietnam will be held on November 29 at the British University of Vietnam’s campus in Ecopark in Van Giang district, Hung Yen province, the event’s organising board announced on November 17.
The congress of the Party organisation of Bac Ninh province approved a resolution on socio-economic development for 2020-2025 on September 26, which sets a target of turning the northern province of Bac Ninh into a centrally-run city.
Vice Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Dao Duc Toan said COVID-19-related social distancing measures have been carried out effectively at stores located on streets, however, the work remains quite the opposite at those lying along small alleys or hidden corners.
Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on April 28, keeping the total number at 270, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The 2020 Olympic running day for public health has been postponed due to fears that mass gathering for the race will put people at risk of being infected the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), according to the Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA).
Nearly 1,000 athletes from 47 countries and territories will take part in the Vietnam Jungle Marathon 2019 on May 25 in the central province of Thanh Hoa’s Pu Luong Nature Reserve, which is home to an ancient jungle, soaring limestone peaks, vibrant rice paddy fields, and small ethnic minority villages.
More than 1,600 athletes from 56 countries, including 620 Vietnamese, took part in the triathlon race Techcombank Ironman 70.3 Vietnam 2018 in the central city of Da Nang on May 13.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged central agencies and localities to use their resources to develop three leading State-run universities in Hanoi, Da Nang and HCM City into university-city complexes to herald the Industry 4.0 era.
The Vietnam Airlines Corporation (Vietnam Airlines) and the Vietnam Post Corporation (Vietnam Post) on August 29 inked a cooperation pact to enhance their operation efficiency and mutual support for further development.
The capital city of Hanoi has carried out trade promotion plans targeting both traditional and new foreign markets in order to tackle its widening trade deficit, which exceeded the national average in the first five months of this year.
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