Ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) free trade talks concluded their four-day meeting on December 10 without a full agreement, missing the year-end deadl

The Bao Yen district of the northern Lao Cai province on December 6 received a national brand title for renowned buffalo herds.

The 2014 Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative (VACI 2014) programme was launched in Hanoi on December 9, with a view to reducing corruption and strengthening transparency in State-run agencies.

The Mekong Delta coastal province of Tra Vinh has planted significantly more hectares of mangrove forest in a bid to recover its protective forest to adapt to climate change.

Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC ), the 2014-2016 tenure, on November 12 with 184 approval votes out of 193, the highest among 14 countries elected to the 47-m

A two-year programme on Singapore ’s technical assistance provision to officials from the central banks of Cambodia , Laos , Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) will start this week.

Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh gave a reception for Czech Ambassador to Vietnam Martin Kalepko in Hanoi on December 9.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on December 9 received US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Caroline Atkinson, who is on a working visit

French Week kicked off in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 9, to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and France .

Vietnam bagged four more gold medals on December 9 at the ongoing 27 th SEA Games, putting it second on the medal tally with six golds, three silvers and five bronzes, only behind the host Myanmar