2013: year of extreme weather events

2013: year of extreme weather events

(VOVworld) – 2013 has seen a record sea level rise and the 10th highest temperature since modern meteorological records began around the year 1850
Japan ICT Week kicks off in Vietnam

Japan ICT Week kicks off in Vietnam

(VOVworld) – Japan ICT Week 2013 today opens in Hanoi and central Da Nang city, attracting the participation of 300 Japanese and Vietnamese ICT businesses. A number of seminars are organized...
World Food Day 2013 marked

World Food Day 2013 marked

(VOVworld) – 2013 World Food Day is observed on October 16th to mark the 68th founding anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization under the theme “Sustainable Food Systems for Food...
Three share 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Three share 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

(VOVworld)- Michael Levitt, a British-US citizen, US-Austrian Martin Karplus, and US-Israeli Arieh Warshel will share the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for taking their chemistry experiments into...
Promoting Vietnam’s role in APEC

Promoting Vietnam’s role in APEC

(VOVworld)- President Truong Tan Sang is leading a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 21st APEC Summit in Indonesia which opened on Monday. The President is scheduled to deliver a message affirming...
ADB maintains 5.2% GDP forecast for Vietnam

ADB maintains 5.2% GDP forecast for Vietnam

(VOVworld) - The Asian Development Bank has maintained its 5.2% GDP growth forecast for Vietnam in 2013 and said gradual progress in settling non-performing loans would prompt its economy to...
Amnesty work for 2013 reviewed

Amnesty work for 2013 reviewed

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Public Security on Monday held a conference on amnesty work for 2013 and reviewing the 1-year implementation of the government’s decree on the surveying...
Second phase of 2013 university entrance exams begins

Second phase of 2013 university entrance exams begins

(VOVworld) - More than 610,000 candidates from all over the country attending the second phase of the university and college entrance exams on Tuesday sat for their first subject, a 3-hour written exam, in the morning. The...
Vietnam’s economic highlights in first half of 2013

Vietnam’s economic highlights in first half of 2013

(VOVworld) – Inflation continues to be curbed, market prices are stable and government measures to remove difficulties for businesses are paying off. These results have provided momentum for further economic growth...