Leaders from China, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba, and Russia have conveyed their congratulations to Vietnamese counterparts on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of National Day of Vietnam.
A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the President, the NA, the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee paid respect to President Ho Chi Minh and fallen soldiers on September 1.
PM Nguyen Tan Dung has offered a number of specific instructions after being updated on the positive socio-economic performance during January-August, asking to continue maintaining firmly macro-economic stability.
Satellite images have confirmed the destruction of the main building of a Roman-era temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra, a United Nations agency said, after activists said the hardline Islamic State group had targeted it.
On behalf of President Barack Obama and the people of the United States, Secretary of State John Kerry on September 1 congratulated the people of Vietnam on their National Day on September 2.
Vietnamese living abroad remitted around US$330 million in August, bringing the total remittances in 8 months this year to US$2.75 billion, 13.2% higher than last year’s same period.
Vietnamese visitors to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will enjoy free tickets to local heritage sites on the National Day (September 2), said Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai.
The 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from October 26 to 30, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
State President Truong Tan Sang reiterated Vietnam's desire to deepen ties with Venezuela to benefit both countries during talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros in Hanoi.
Young Vietnamese piano talents will have a chance to compete at the 3rd Hanoi International Piano Competition, scheduled to kick off on September 4 at the Vietnam National Academy of Music.
China will open a high-speed rail line to the North Korean border on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua said, the latest effort to boost economic ties despite tension between the countries.
Nearly 800 reporters including 87 foreign journalists from 145 press agencies at home and abroad have registered to cover the grand parade marking the 70 th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on August 31 appeared before the Supreme Court, where she is being tried for mismanaging a rice subsidy scheme that cost the country billions of US dollars.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has issued permits allowing China Eastern Airlines to offer direct flights connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Kunming (China).
Vietnam should be rightly proud of its record in promoting economic growth and poverty reduction, said United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta.