A ceremony was held at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 31 to send off Vietnamese athletes with disabilities competing in the 12th ASEAN Para Games, which is scheduled to take place in Pnom Penh, Cambodia from June 3-9.
ASEAN and Canada reaffirmed their commitment to amplify efforts to substantiate their longstanding relations with a view to taking the partnership to a new height at the 20th ASEAN-Canada Dialogue held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 30.
Phnom Penh authorities will suspend two-way traffic near the Morodok Techo National Stadium between the section of Win-Win Boulevard from Prek Pnov Bridge toward National Road No. 6 from June 6 – 9 to serve Cambodia’s host of 12th biennial Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 31 signed Directive No. 18/CT-TTg on promoting data connection and sharing for e-commerce development, preventing tax loss, and ensuring monetary security.
The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) generated over 10 billion kWh of electricity in the first five months of 2023 which equals 42.5% of the yearly target.
Nearly 400,000 children aging from 6-35 months in Hanoi will receive vitamin A during a campaign from June 1 – 2, according to the municipal Department of Health.
In efforts to persuade the European Commission to lift the “yellow card” warning, localities in the Mekong Delta have been taking strong and concerted measures to eradicate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and help the fisheries sector develop sustainably.
Thailand' export turnover in US dollar fell for a seventh straight month in April, down 7.6% from a year earlier as global demand remained slow, the Thai Ministry of Commerce announced on May 30.
The Republic of Korea's conglomerate DB Group announced on May 30 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on business cooperation with Vietnam's T&T Group.
The 4th meeting of the Vietnam – Mozambique Intergovernmental Committee on Economic, Culture and Scientific-Technological Cooperation, took place in Maputo capital city of Mozambique on May 30, under the co-chair of Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri and Mozambican Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Manuel José Gonçalves.
More than 100 press photos and materials involved Buddhist events published between 1963 and now are on display at an exhibition opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 30.
Fiji highly values the role, position, and prestige of Vietnam in the Asia-Pacific region and the world, and is willing to cooperate and support Vietnam's initiatives in international and regional forums, President of Fiji Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere told the Vietnamese Ambassador to Fiji who came to present his credential letter.
The current trends in economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and the US guarantee big growth in two-way trade and investment in next 10 years and warrant upgrading the partnership to a strategic level, said Ted Osius, President and CEO of the US - ASEAN Business Council (USABC).
The Ministry of Transport said that it will push investors and project management boards to quickly finalise procedures to launch construction of 10 projects and complete nine others within the second quarter of this year.
An exhibition of Japanese dolls celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan opened in the central beach city of Da Nang on May 30.
The British travel guide Lonely Planet has named The Reunification Express, or Vietnam’s north-south railway, one of the most incredible rail trips in the world.
Laos welcomed over 1 million foreign tourists in the first four months of this year, according to the Tourism Development Department of Lao Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism.
Indonesia’s government has created a new team to formulate a plan to accelerate judicial reform efforts that the Supreme Court launched in the early 2000s, after the country’s top court was hit by a bribery case involving two of its justices, according to Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD.
Vietnamese broken rice (known locally as “com tam”) is in second place on a list of the top 100 tastiest rice dishes in Asia compiled by TasteAtlas, the home of local food, traditional restaurants, and authentic recipes.
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