President
Nguyen Minh Triet has urged George Mason University to step
up applied research in Vietnam and expand its co-operative
ties with local counterparts.
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The
building of a highway linking the capital city of Hanoi with
the mountainous province of Thai Nguyen started on November
24 under the watchful eye of Vietnamese Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung.
Nhan
Dan Online – The sixth ASEAN-China Prosecutors General
Conference opened in Hanoi on November 24, with the theme of
‘Strengthening co-operation in mutual legal assistance in
criminal matters for effectively transnational organised
crime’.
The
Ministry of Planning and Investment and the World Bank (WB)
jointly held a conference on Vietnam’s Public-Private
Partnership (PPP) Programme in infrastructure, in Hanoi on
November 24.
Nhan
Dan Online- The Thai Culinary and Culture Delight Week will
be held in Hanoi from December 1 to 6 to celebrate the Thai
National Day, which falls on December 4.
Nhan
Dan Online- Contemporary and historical voices in a
reflection of life along the Mekong River in nine different
photo stories are now on display at the Vietnam Museum of
Ethnology until February 25, 2010.