Vietnam and Malaysia will sign a cooperation agreement on criminal prevention and combat, said Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh at the end of his official visit to Malaysia.
PM Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries, branches and localities to take drastic measures to prevent forest fires and their endangering of forest resources and the natural environment.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday called for closer economic ties with Kiev while meeting with Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych in Moscow.
Experts from an Asian turtle protection program are preparing to establish a nature reserve to protect a local tortoise in central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai Province.
The El Nino phenomenon will continue to affect Asia, including Vietnam, through the end of May, resulting in widespread drought in the next two months.