The Philippines on November 14 vowed higher security for world leaders at the upcoming 2015 APEC summit in the country after a series of bloody attacks in Paris in the previous day.
The number of traffic accidents in the first half of 2015 fell 12.85
percent year on year to roughly 11,180 cases, killing almost 4,480
people and injuring nearly 10,150 others, down 4.5 percent and 17.24
percent, respectively.
Close to 1.6 million tourists arrived
in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in the first six months of
this year, including 572,000 international visitors.
Vietnamese students in Russia hosted a cultural event, called “Hello
Vietnam”, to promote their country’s landscapes and people among
international friends at the Moscow State Institute of International
Relations (MGIMO).
The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will offer 3,000 tickets starting at 0
VND on Hanoi- Seoul (the Republic of Korea) route from March 9 to 14,
2015, opening the airline’s daily promotional programme in the year.
Distribution systems of Vietnam’s agricultural products lack a solid
connection because production remains fragmented and companies are
reluctant to bring products to domestic distribution systems.
Almost three-
quarters of respondents in a survey released recently by research firm
Epinion indicated that Tet would be spent at home with family and
friends.
The Hanoi People's Committee on June 2 approved the city Police's plan
to ban all vehicles around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake areas in
order to turn them into walking streets.
Local authorities in the northwestern region have created close links
with religious organisations and dignitaries, helping ensure fundamental
religious stability there in recent years.
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