PM Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed provincial People’s Committees not to issue new investment licences or sign land rent contracts with foreign investors before the mission has completed its task.  

(CPV)- Seventeen maritime equipment companies from the Netherlands will participate in Vietship 2010 which takes place from 17 - 19 March in Hanoi, announced the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherland on March 10.

(CPV)- A international scientific conference to share Vietnam-United Kingdom experiences on defamation law was held today (March 10) in Hanoi with the support of the Hanoi – based British Embassy.

(CPV) - The Francophone film festival will take place in Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City from March 16^th to 28^th, according the the Organizing Board of the Francophone film festival at a press brief held in Hanoi on March 10^th.

Vietnam and the UK have signed joint statements on the establishment of an international standard state university in Vietnam and enhancement of cooperation in developing public-private partnerships.

Vietnam will join in the negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP), reflecting its determination to continue its renewal process and in-depth international economic integration.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh has presented a friendship medal to Director of Japan’s Vietnam Economic Research Institute Kubota Teruyoshi for his active contributions to developing friendly cooperation between the two countries.

In the World Chess Federation (FIDE)’s ranking on March 1, Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem increased his Elo from 2,647 to 2,689 and now ranks in the top 50.

Together with 408 travel agents from 24 countries, Vietnam took part in the annual International tourist 2010 in Tallin, Estonia’s capital during the middle of February.

Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera is due to be sworn in as president of the country, which was recently devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

The success of businesswomen takes into account the happiness of their families and the success of their children.

Vietnam ranked 12th in attracting foreign directed investment (FDI) in a recent report of A.T. Kearney. Top 10 FDI destinations in the survey belonged to newly-emerging economies with China taking the lead.