Vietnam attracts 31.79 billion USD in FDI

Vietnam’s rice variety recognised as best in world

The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) has just announced that consumer price index (CPI) in November rose by 0.96 percent compared to the previous month.

The Mekong-RoK cooperation was initiated at the 13th ASEAN-RoK Summit on October 29, 2010 when Korean President Lee Myung-bak proposed organising the Mekong-RoK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

The Republic of Korea is one of Vietnam’s leading partners, ranking first in investment, second in official development assistance provision after Japan, and third in trade.

The retirement age for male and female workers will increase from 60 and 55 at present to 62 and 60 respectively in 2035 under the revised Labour Code that has been passed by the National Assembly.

Vietnam’s achievements at 15 SEA Games events

Vietnam aims to raise its ranking of e-government according to the United Nations assessment from 10 to 15 levels by 2020.

Vietnam will take over the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2020. The country has chosen “Cohesive and Responsive” as the theme of the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020.

The Vietnamese delegation aims to bag 65-70 gold medals to rank in the top three at the region’s biggest sporting event, 30th SEA Games, in the Philippines.

Vietnam was the first country in Asia and the second in the world to ratify United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990.

Hue folk singing is a variation of Hue royal court music, played on traditional musical instruments with the singers dressed in the ao dai (traditional long dress).

The National Assembly adopted a resolution on the state budget estimate in 2020 at a plenary sitting on November 12.