Laterite, a highly compacted and cemented type of soil and rock, has long been used for construction and sculpture in Thach That district, just 30 km away from Hanoi.

 Vietnam saw significant rise in exports of fruit and vegetable products in the first half of 2017 but local exporters still cannot find themselves at ease over unstable supply and food safety issues.

 Vietnam should calculate in advance damage caused by climate change as its effects have become more obvious and devastating in recent years, with changes in temperature and rainfall, sea level rises and extreme weather.

 Ho Chi Minh City will expand pedestrian area in District 1 to include Bui Vien Street as from July 15.

 Sea level rise scenarios facing Vietnam

 The Da Nang Paragliding Open 2017, themed “Flying over Tien Sa”, kicked off in the central coastal city of Da Nang on June 24.

Aerobics coaches from eight countries are taking part in an international aerobics coaching course in Hanoi from June 19-27.

 Miguel Rodrigo was appointed as head coach of Vietnam National Futsal Team from 2017 - 2020, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced in a ceremony in HCM City on June 24.

The UNHRC carried out final discussions of its 35th session in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 22-23, adopting 36 resolutions and a presidential statement, including a draft resolution on climate change and human rights co-created by Vietnam.

 President Heng Samrin has been on a four-day official friendship visit to Vietnam, where he is scheduled to take part in activities marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties.

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 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nguyen Xuan Cuong said the export potential of fruits and vegetables is huge, with the products key to restructuring the sector.

 The corporate sector in Viet Nam is ahead of every other country in Asia in terms of gender diversity, with women accounting for 17.6 per cent of the country’s total company board members.

 A new exhibition of  200 paintings and sculptures by 81 Vietnamese artists has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Association. 

 Viet Nam’s securities market will not be included in the MSCI review list for a potential reclassification to Emerging Markets status.

 Vietnam companies go on trade mission to South Africa, Vietnam, an emerging market for US beef, HCM City eyes boost to dental tourism, Vietnam-Brazil trade up 16 percent, Garco 10 to export products to Japan through Uniqlo

 Vietnam is an important part in Russia’s “Look East” policy, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son told Saigon Giai Phong daily ahead of President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to Russia.

 Hanoi welcomed nearly 12 million tourists in the last two quarters, earning 35 trillion VND (about 1.54 billion USD), representing year-on-year increases of 8 percent and 13 percent, respectively.