Russian President Putin to visit Vietnam

November 01, 2013 - 10:00 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a State-level visit to Vietnam on November 12, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The visit was made at the invitation of State President Truong Tan Sang, a Ministry communiqué said on November 1.

Source: VOV

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Russian President Putin to visit Vietnam

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a State-level visit to Vietnam on November 12, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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HCM City to issue public transport cards for five groups

HCM City cracks down on vendors near Ly Thai To Park

Lam Dong orders street food checks after food poisoning outbreaks

Body of suspected foreign national washes ashore in Danang

Floods in Lao Cai cause more than USD 305,000 in losses

Free bus fares boost HCM City ridership by nearly 40 per cent

18 rest stops on North-South Expressway to be completed this year

Typhoon Dolphin continues to strengthen

Sinkholes damage houses in Ninh Binh

Quang Ninh repatriates five Chinese nationals

Vietnam eases martyr recognition rules for severely wounded veterans

Vietnam probes banh mi food poisoning that hospitalised 84

150 soldiers' remains found in Ho Chi Minh City park

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