Russia and the US have expressed satisfaction with their relations this year and a hope for closer cooperation next year. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes made the...
A navy delegation arrived on Nam Yet island today to deliver Tet gifts to soldiers stationed there. The island is part of Truong Sa or Spratly Archipelago. Soldier Nguyen Ba Phat expressed his appreciation...
600 delegates are gathering in Hanoi for the 4th National Congress of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed the essential role of young businesspeople in socio-economic development and international integration while calling...
Tens of thousands of Vietnamese people poured out into the streets to join with Catholics and Protestants on Christmas Eve. In Hanoi, crowds of young people were flocking to the city centre the early evening, packing major streets and causing traffic to grind to a halt. A Christmas atmosphere prevailed at churches such around the capital...
100 outstanding Vietnamese products and services this year have been honored as part of activities to promote Vietnamese goods. The awards ceremony was held in Hanoi on Sunday by the Commission on Communications and Education,...
Vietnam will expand its program to use methadone in treating drug addicts from 11 provinces to 30 provinces by 2015. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told a conference to review the programs over the...
Steering Committees for the building of new rural areas have been established from the central to grassroots levels, according to reports delivered at a conference in Hanoi on Sunday to review 1 year of...
The Christmas atmosphere is pervading every street in HCM City . Buildings, trading centers and shops are colorfully decorated with Christmas trees and Santas riding reindeer carriages
A navy delegation has visited and present gifts to soldiers stationed on Da Nam and Da Thi islands in the Truong Sa or Spratly archipelago on the occasion of the upcoming lunar New Year Festival (Tet...
Iraq's prime minister has arrived in Washington to open a "new chapter" in US-Iraqi relations, as American forces complete their withdrawal. The White House said Nouri al-Maliki will meet US President Barack...
Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong has highlighted Vietnamese diplomacy’s important role in expanding relations with other countries and world’s leading international organizations. At the 27th diplomatic conference in Hanoi on Monday, the Party leader praised the diplomatic sector’s contribution to national development, maintaining national sovereignty...
Vietnamese delegates are attending the on-going 17th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-17) in Durban, South Africa. Vietnam has been active in...
Vietnam wants to receive WB’s effective assistance in financial resources, policy consultation and management experience. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made the remarks during a meeting with World Bank...
The Head of the General Office for Population and Family Planning highlighted Vietnam’s progress over the last 5 decades in changing the population structure, improving the average life expectancy and controlling the...
Russia has launched a state-of-the art antimissile radar with a detection range of 6,000 kilometres in its bid to counter Western plans for a US missile shield in...
Britain was withdrawing some diplomats from Iran following the attack on its embassy in the capital, Tehran, on Tuesday after protesters stormed the British embassy and a UK compound in Iran's...
The State President has reiterated Vietnam’s policy of treasuring and promoting the traditional friendship and cooperation with Belarus. Receiving Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich in Hanoi on Nov. 30,...
Senior opposition figure Mohammed Basindwa has been named as Yemen’s interim prime minister ahead of planned elections in February, according to state TV. The appointment was made by the country’s...
articipants from more than 190 countries worldwide are in Durban, South Africa on Monday, November 28, 2011 to attend the 17th Conference of Parties to the United Nations' Framework Convention on Climate. They include...
President Truong Tan Sang on Monday, November 28, 2011 informed voters in HCM City of results of the 2nd session of the 13th National Assembly. The National Assembly’s deputy delegation...