Like other Vietnamese people, Nguyen Minh, a painter in Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai, has expressed his love and respect for General Vo Nguyen Giap in his own way.

The southern province of Dong Nai recorded gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 11.13 percent in the first nine months of 2013 to top the nation.

German businesses see Vietnam as a potential market for their development, said Germany ’s Commercial Counsellor in Vietnam Hans Brunner.

The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint-Stock Company (Vinamilk) has earned over 3.3 trillion VND (155 million USD) so far this year from milk exports thanks to the recent commissioning of its two mega-fa

Vietnam and China aim to raise their bilateral trade to 60 billion USD by 2015 from 41 billion USD last year.

Vietnam’s Permanent Representative Mission to the United Nations placed funeral books in New York from October 11-13 for people to pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap.

The Government will continue providing support for local enterprises to overcome difficulties in production and business due to the economic downturn.

A memorial service for General Vo Nguyen Giap was held in Tan Trao commune, Son Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang , on October 13.

An emotional burial service for General Giap took place in Vung Chua – Dao Yen area in his native province of Quang Binh at 4pm on October 13.

Vietnamese and Chinese experts agreed to bolster cooperation for mutual development in the waters off the Gulf of Tonkin at their fourth round of negotiations in Beijing, China from October 7-9.