The French Embassy in Vietnam and the French Agency for International Business Development (UBIFRANCE) April 12 hosted a seminar in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi to give out technological solutions to medical waste treatment in the country. During...
The General Department of Vietnam Customs and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on April 9 signed a deal for a technical assistance worth $6.6 million to develop electronic customs clearance procedure (e-customs) in Vietnam. The deal...
The European Union will provide EUR66 million in non-refundable aid for Vietnam in 2012, Ambassador Franz Jessen said at a meeting with Danang Chairman of People’s Committee Van Huu Chien on Apr 10. A part of the sum will be used to build EU-...
Vietnamese Prim Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ratified negotiation results for a project to upgrade urban areas in the Mekong Delta funded by the World Bank (WB). The PM has authorized Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Van Binh...
The government of South Korea will increase official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam to $1.2 billion in 2012-2015, compared to $1 billion in 2008-2011, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) said. The MPI was quoted by the Cong...
Vietnam’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the U.S.’s Fair Labor Association (FLA) April 11 signed a two-year agreement for a project to bolster the management of sustainable corporate social responsibility for local garment and footwear...
Vietnam’s Ambassador to the U.S. Nguyen Quoc Cuong had a talk with representatives of 50 U.S. businesses and associations in Washington on April 11 to call for supports during the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) Agreement...
The ninth Ethnic Minorities Sports Festival officially kicked off on April 13 in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak. The three-day event features competition between 650 athletes belonging to 14 ethnic minority groups in 15 Central Highland...
The Viet Nam's ethnic minority cultural festival will take place in Hanoi's Son Tay Township on April 18-19, with participation of 13 ethnic groups from eight cities and provinces in the country, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has...
President Truong Tan Sang yesterday called on leaders of Son La Province to work out measures to increase incomes for local residents to help them throw off the shackles of poverty and lead rewarding lives. During his two-day trip to the northern...
