(VOVworld) – On Monday, Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son gave a speech on Vietnam’s international integration at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) during his visit to the UK to attend the the fifth Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue. Son said international integration is the next step in the Renewal process, which was a turning-point in Vietnam’s development over the last 30 years.
(VOVworld) – The National Assembly Standing Committee convened its 46th session on Monday. Deputies reviewed socio-economic development in 2015 and over the last 5 years and discussed development, financial, public investment, and land use plans until 2020.
(VOVworld) – An Giang province’s Labor Federation held a flower arrangement and cooking competition this week to mark International Women’s Day on March 8. Sidelines activities included folk games, signing, and game shows.
(VOVworld) – Earth Hour 2016, Shine a Light on Climate Action, will be held from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM on March 19.
(VOVworld) - The National Assembly External Relations Committee and the US Agency for International Development held a seminar in Vinh Phuc province on Friday to provide comprehensive information about the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.
(VOVworld) – As a member of the UN Human Rights Council, Vietnam has affirmed its image at the UN leading human rights forum and its improved position that has been internationally recognized.
(VOVworld) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Trade Finance Program will provide the Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Bank (HDBank) and Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) with guarantees of up to 100 million USD a year to support trade activities in Vietnam.
(VOVworld) – A workshop to review Vietnam’s laws ưith intellectual property commitments in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement opened in Hanoi on Tuesday.
(VOVworld) – Doctor Pham Minh Tuan, founder of the TOPICA Educational Technology Group, was a guest speaker at the education symposium KINSES 2016 last weekend at Zayed University, Dubai.
(VOVworld) – Vietnam has, for the first time, had a candidate to run for a post in the International Law Commission, a prestigious global legal forum in charge of compiling international treaties including the 1958 Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea.
