The 16th ASEAN Insurance Regulators’ Meeting (AIRM 16) and the 39th ASEAN Insurance Council Meeting (AIC 39) opened in the central city of Da Nang on December 5.

Development partners have committed to maintaining their assistance level to Vietnam in 2014 as that pledged in 2013, although the country has risen to middle-income status, Minister of Planning an

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Togo Hoang Ngoc Ho has presented his credentials to Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe in the capital city Lome.

Vietnam follows with deep concern the developments in the East China Sea as well as the worries of all engaged parties, the Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Spokesperson, Le Hai Binh, has stated.

The fourth session of the Vietnam-China Land Border Joint Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on December 5.

The Central Tropical Disease Hospital launched a bank for microorganism genes funded by the US government in Hanoi on December 4.

Civil servants and State employees will enjoy nine days off during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, from January 28 to February 5, 2014, following an approval by Prime Minister Nguyen Ta

Spain is willing to share its experience in UN peacekeeping activities and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance and support Vietnam in these fields.

A workshop discussing measures to support people suffering the con sequences of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war in Vietnam took place in Hanoi on December 4.

A conference highlighting the Nguyen Dynasty’s contributions to national sea and island protection in the 19 th century was held in the city of Hue, Thua Thien-Hue province on December 4.