The high-speed boat route linking the island district of Phu Quoc and Nam Du Archipelago of Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province, officially opened on December 14.

Four Vietnamese footballers have been named among the best talent at the 30th Southeast Asian Games by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com.

Reduced revenue from cutting taxes on imported goods in accordance with various free trade agreements (FTA) Vietnam had signed was unlikely to affect State revenue, said the finance ministry in a conference held on December 12 in Hanoi.

A recent survey has found that 68 percent of children between the ages of one and 14 had been on the receiving end of violence at the hands of their parents and relatives.

Vietnam and the Czech Republic will enhance environmental collaboration under an action plan for cooperation during 2020-2025 signed between Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and his Czech counterpart Richard Brabec in Prague on December 13.

Being strategic partners, Vietnam and Thailand need to advance cooperation, in which the role of the Ambassador is highly important, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a reception in Hanoi for Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Tanee Sangrat.

The Vietnam Farmer’s Union, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the provincial People’s Committee co-organised a ceremony to open the fourth Vietnam Rice Festival – Vinh Long 2019, in Vinh Long City, on December 13.