A cold spell has hit northern Vietnam, causing temperatures to fall sharply to 3C or below in the high mountains while the mercury in the Red River Delta has dropped to 11-13C.
Cooking gas prices rose on Thursday in Ho Chi Minh City and other southern localities, with a 12-liter cylinder now costing VND438,000 (US$17.78), 3.06% higher than before.
The art of pottery making of Cham ethnic people was inscribed in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding by UNESCO on November 29.
Thap Muoi District, in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, has moved to develop ecological agricultural tourism with a focus on designing new lotus-related tourism products since 2013.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his hope for enhanced ties via the Party, State, Parliament channels and people-to-people exchanges while receiving Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles in Canberra on November 30.
