The Ba To uprising was of great importance to the cause of national liberation, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet at a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the uprising in Quang Ngai province on March 11.

(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.

The film “Choi voi” (Adrift) , directed by Bui Thac Chuyen, has won the Bronze Taiga at the 8th international film festival in Khanty-Mansiysk city, Russia.

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’s National Assembly (NA) wants to have more exchanges and share experiences with other countries’ parliaments, including the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s, to better carry out its functions, especially in building and improving Vietnam’s legal system.

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.

Thailand’s authorities on March 11 began deployment of 50,000 troops on the streets of Bangkok ahead of anti-government demonstrations that are feared may break out in violence.

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.