The Vietnamese branch of the German non-profit foundation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) has collaborated with the Centre for Development and Integration (CDI) to launch the baseline study on “UNGP Implementation in the Garment, Footwear, and Electronics Supply in Vietnam” in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28.
Vietnamese expatriates in Australia raised opinions and expressed their aspirations while meeting with officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee in Sydney on December 7.
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 16 to mark the 38th World Food Day and 40 years of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s presence in Vietnam.
Many delegations of foreign countries and international organizations on October 6 paid their last respect to Do Muoi, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, who passed away on October 1.
The first direct shipment of US corn to Vietnam has arrived in the country with the assistance of the Quang Ninh Port Joint Stock Company, the USDA, and the US Grains Council.
One hundred gifts on January 29 were presented to underprivileged children in Chan Hung, Thuong Trung, Van Xuan communes, Vinh Tuong district, the northern province of Vinh Phuc ahead of the Tet.
The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) will be back with a record nine teams this season, organisers announced at a press conference in Manila, the Philippines, on October 17.
Vietnam issued a National Action Plan to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in May this year, which demonstrates the country's resolve and responsibility for achieving the global SDGs.
Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam and Yuichi Ito of Japan advanced to the quarter-finals of the doubles event in the Singapore F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament.
A conference discussing the importance of national brand building in order to achieve an effective green economy for Vietnam took place in Hanoi on April 19.
The Transport Ministry has affirmed that Vietnam has not banned Uber but the company must work with ministries and agencies to complete business registration.
The Korea Rice Foodstuffs Association (KRFA) of the Republic of Korea inaugurated its Vietnam representative office in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 13.
Swim Vietnam, a charity based in central Vietnam, will provide free swimming training courses for students and teachers in the central city of Da Nang from 2017.
Japanese businesses discussed possibilities on agricultural cooperation with Vietnamese enterprises at a workshop in the central province of Nghe An on September 28.
Vietnam treasures ties with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), considering the lender one of the top donors in the supply of capital, technical assistance and policy consultation.
International partners have pledged to assist Vietnam in restructuring
its agricultural sector, following an action plan unveiled by Minister
of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat in Hanoi on August 29,
prioritising cultivation, animal husbandry and seafood.
Vietnam's export turnover rose sharply last year and in the first half
of 2014, but challenges in legal and administrative procedures and
other risks remain for enterprises.
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