The southern region estimates that it will produce more than 26 million tonnes of paddy this year, up 1.1 million tonnes against last year, meeting its target for the year.
A delegation of high-ranking officials of Hanoi led by Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dao Duc Toan has made a tour of Turkey, Switzerland and Belgium recently to promote ties with major cities in the countries.
Growth in the domestic office market has continued this year and is set to remain at record levels well into the future after more than 7 percent growth in grade A rents last year, according to Savills Vietnam.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted the fight against corruption and wastefulness during a meeting with constituents from Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem and Tay Ho districts in Hanoi on October 8.
Hanoi's consumer price index (CPI) in September increased 1.08 percent against the previous month, and 5.16 percent over the same period last year, the municipal Statistics Office announced.
The Vietnamese community across the Czech Republic celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival for children from September 21 with lion dances, music performances and gift giving.
Leaders of the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court (VSPC) had a working session with a visiting delegation from the Supreme People’s Court of China in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18 to seek ways to increase professional exchange.
Qatar Airways will launch direct flights to Da Nang starting December 19 as the third Vietnamese destination on the award-winning airline’s rapidly expanding global network.
Vietnam and Japan hold huge potential to further promote tourism cooperation, Director of the market department at the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Dinh Ngoc Duc has said.
The 16th annual meeting of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) opened on September 6 with the participation of member cities including Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Taipei, Manila and Hanoi.
A delegation of central Da Nang city led by Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Truong Quang Nghia visited big cities of Canada from August 30 - September 2 to promote cooperation between localities and the two countries in general, especially in trade and investment.
Two people in Myanmar were reported missing on August 30, one day after the Swar Chaung dam broke in the country’s Bago region and caused serious floods, according to Myanmar officials.
The Government will continue to fine-tune legal regulations to popularise the payment of public services through banks, deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Kim Anh said.
The new north-south high-speed railway connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City over a distance of 1.545km is expected to run mainly on elevated sections and below ground to avoid creating more level crossings.
Military-run telecom provider Viettel has announced a roaming fee reduction of up to 45 percent for calls, texts and data applicable to all subscribers in Indonesia from August 15 to September 14.
Vietnamese athletes need to demonstrate good sportsmanship and follow rules of competitions, thus promoting the country’s images to international friends, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has said.
Vietnam’s martial arts are fighting for gold in this year’s Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018), which will take place in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.
There is substantial room for Vietnam and Singapore to further develop their strategic partnership, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tao Thi Thanh Huong.
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed to temporarily halt the import of bitcoin mining machines to improve the management of bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions.
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