Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 19 met with newly-assigned Vietnamese ambassadors and consul-generals before they take up their positions overseas for the 2013-2016 term.

(CPV) – The 10th International Exhibition on Automobile & Supporting Industries (AutoExpo 2013) opened on June 19 at Vietnam Exhibition & Fair Centre, Hanoi.

Some 5,758 families in the northern province of Lai Chau and 7,944 families in the northern province of Dien Bien have gained access to electricity through the first phase of the project on developing alternative energy, and expanding and upgrading the remote rural grid in the two above provinces.

The Vietnam Military History Museum has held a ceremony to receive the personal objects of Vietnamese soldiers returned by families of US war veterans.

Hanoi plans to invest approximately VND8 trillion (USD374 million) to modernise its post and telecommunication infrastructure during 2012-2020 period.

A high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Politburo member Le Hong Anh is paying a working visit to Ukraine to boost the two countries’ traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung had a working session on June 17 with overseas Vietnamese in Luang Prabang.

Vietnam’s shooting squad will participate in the World Shooting Cup 2013 slated for July 3-12 in Spain.

Two world cultural heritage sites in the central province of Quang Nam, My Son sanctuary and Hoi An ancient town, will admit tourists free of charge during the Quang Nam Heritage Festival from June 22 to 26, according to the office of the festival’s organizing board.

At least 120 people have been killed and thousands left stranded at tourist destinations and pilgrimage sites due to the annual monsoon rains in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh States, India.

Over 2,200 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Vietnam have over the past two years been provided with information and legal knowledge to become more competitive.

(CPV) – “Vietnam is an important source market for inbound tourists to Malaysia. Likewise, Vietnam is also a very popular holiday destination for Malaysians. Personally, I am very fascinated by the many natural wonders here,” said Mr. Dato' Mohd Khalid bin Harun, Member of Board of Directors, Tourism Malaysia, at the Malaysia tourism exchange and travel mart in Hanoi on June 18th 2013.