Havana (VNA) – Cuban President Raul Castro has been elected first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) at the Sixth National Congress which closed on April 19.

HCM City (VNA) - Between 30 and 49 percent of the population in provincial towns access the Internet on a daily basis in 30 provinces across the country, a survey found.

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) will carry out 200 humanitarian eye surgeries for the poor in Laos’ Bolikhamsay province from April 18-27.

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has to date found no radiation contamination in food imported from Japan , the Ministry of Health’s Food Safety and Hygiene Department said on April 18.

HCM City (VNA) - Domestic and foreign importers are shaking hands at a major event in Ho Chi Minh City to make profits from fine art articles, wooden furniture and gifts.

Havana (VNA) – The ongoing 6 th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba began a debate on a roadmap to update the country’s economic model on April 17, with discussions held in five committees.

HCM City (VNA) — Hellmut Kapfenberger, a German journalist who wrote a book about President Ho Chi Minh, arrived in the country on April 13 for a two-week visit.

Hanoi (VNA) — Growing interest in motorbikes has become a lucrative opportunity for big motorbike companies in Vietnam and to meet the growing demand, some manufacturers have decided to invest

HCM City (VNA) — The first show of the second season of Buoc Nhay Hoan Vu, a Vietnamese version of the popular TV reality show Dancing with the Stars in the US will be aired live on April 17 on Vie

Hanoi (VNA) — Ten Vietnamese and four Japanese dance troupes will be performing Yosakoi at the Genki Festival in Hanoi this weekend.