New memorial facilities built in Da Nang city
PANO – Da Nang city on March 26 held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a memorial monument and a revolutionary traditional house in the historical relic site B1 – Hong Phuoc. Delegates...
View ArticlePresident greets incoming ambassadors
President Truong Tan Sang welcomed newly accredited ambassadors from Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia who presented their credentials to the Vietnamese State leader in Hanoi on March...
View ArticleVietnam-China cooperation and political trust to be lifted to new height
PANO – The Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange is not only to build up the shared borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation and development, but also to share and apply mutual useful...
View ArticleK-Culture Supporters group to promote Vietnam-RoK ties
The Republic of Korea Cultural Centre has introduced a group of Vietnamese who will support culture cooperation between Vietnam and the RoK. The 15-member group, entitled K-Culture Supporters, features...
View ArticleMassive jade Buddha displayed in Quang Binh
The “Jade Buddha for Peace” statue (Source: giacngo.vn) A ceremony was held at Hoang Phuc Pagoda in the central province of Quang Binh on March 27 to receive the world’s largest Buddha statue, made of...
View ArticleQuang Tri intensifies Zika virus prevention efforts at border gates
The central province of Quang Tri has taken numerous comprehensive measures against the Zika virus along the border with Laos, where a case was recently discovered. The La Lay international border...
View ArticleSouthern hub to host 2016 Vietnam Int’l Fashion Week
PANO – The 2016 Vietnam International Fashion Week will take place at the Gem Centre in Ho Chi Minh City between April 23rd and 26th. A collection is being showed at the 2016 Vietnam International...
View ArticleTourism expected to boost Ly Son’s development
With abundant tourism advantages, the island district of Ly Son in the central province of Quang Ngai is making the most of its strengths to promote the locality’s economic development. The island...
View ArticleHCM City keen to build more social housing
The Department of Construction in Ho Chi Minh City sought the municipal People’s Committee’s approval for a proposal to build more than 2,000 additional apartments. The apartments are part of two...
View ArticleVietnam, Laos step up investment ties
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Vietnam and Laos to roll out mechanisms and policies to support investors in each country. The official made the appeal while co-chairing the second...
View ArticleQuang Nam: Cua Dai bridge opens to traffic
The Cua Dai bridge spanning the Thu Bon River and a coastal road in the central province of Quang Nam were put into service on March 27 in the presence of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung....
View ArticleAmerican GI’s photos capture the other side of war
VietNamNet Bridge – After being drafted to serve in the war in Vietnam, an American GI decided to treat his days off-duty in the country as a ‘working vacation’ with camera in hand. Noodle Gobbler in...
View ArticlePM Dung receives French NA’s Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a meeting with the French National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Elisabeth Guigou at Government Headquarter yesterday evening on the...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament adopts VN-EU partnership agreement
VGP – With over three fourth of the vote, the European Parliament (EP) passed an official resolution to ratify the Viet Nam-EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) on December 17 at its plenary...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament adopts Vietnam-EU partnership agreement
The European Parliament (EP) adopted an official resolution ratifying the Vietnam – EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), at a plenary session in Strasbourg city, France, on December 17. The...
View ArticleFrench Senate ratifies Vietnam-EU agreement
The Vietnam-EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) sailed through the Senate of France in Paris on December 17 with 100 percent of the vote. The PCA is a framework agreement that looks to...
View ArticleVietnam, France to foster two-way trade corporation
The Hanoitimes – On December 16, at a reception for President of the French National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee Elisabeth Guigou in Hanoi, President Truong Tan Sang asked for more efforts...
View ArticleFrench Senate ratified PCA Agreement on Vietnam-EU
The Hanoitimes – The Vietnam-EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) has been approved by the Senate of France in Paris on December 17 with 100 percent of the vote. The PCA is a framework...
View ArticleFrench President Francois Hollande to visit Vietnam in 2016
French President Francois Hollande. Photo: AFP The French National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee Elisabeth Guigou has confirmed that French President Francois Hollande will visit Vietnam in the...
View ArticleExports contribute to Vietnam’s economic growth in 2015
(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s exports rose 8.1% in 2015 compared to a year earlier. Although it missed the government target of 10% growth for 2015, exports were considered a highlight of the national economy...
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