Cars participating in Baku World Challenge showcased
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 22
Hanoi-Moscow scheme starts operation
The Hanoi-Moscow cultural, trading and hotel centre was inaugurated in Moscow , Russia , on November 20.
Region-based minimum wage to increase from 2014
Monthly region-based minimum wage levels for employees will increase to between 1.9 million VND (89.3 USD ) to 2.7 million VND (128 USD ) per month as from January 1 next year.
Vietnam-NGOs cooperation to be highlighted
The third international conference on cooperation between Vietnam and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will take place in Hanoi from November 28-29.
M'sian King Opens Ken Yang's Paris-Kuala Lumpur Art Exhibition
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian King, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (front, left) Wednesday night officiated an art exhibition by local young artist Ken Yang (front, right) entit
Vietnam elected to World Heritage Committee
Vietnam has been elected to the 21-member World Heritage Committee (WHC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) during the 2013-2017 tenure for the first t
Cycling for Vietnam’s poor people launched in Belgium
Mekong Plus, Belgium’s community development organisation, has launched a 10,000km cycling programme to raise fund for poor people in Vietnam.
Dedicated teachers in northwestern region
Despite difficulties, teachers in the northwestern province of Son La are determined to devote their life to teaching young children.
Deputy PM instructs post-flood response in central provinces
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on November 20 visited the central province of Quang Nam to inspect activities to surmount the consequences of storms and floods that have recently hit the loc
New decree on Vietnam’s maritime zones issued
A new government decree has prescribed fines of between 800 million VND (38,000 USD) and 1 billion VND (47,000 USD) for violations of Vietnam ’s territorial waters, islands and continental shelf fo
