The 23 rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings closed in Brunei’s capital city Bandar Seri Begawan on October 10, wrapping up the year Brunei plays ASEAN Chair.

Eighty domestic and foreign experts gathered at an international workshop in northern Ninh Binh province on October 9 to discuss how to protect rare and precious primate species in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Brunei’s capital Banda Seri Begawan late on October 10, wrapping up his attendance at the 23rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved a 500kV power transmission line project to bring 80 percent of hydropower supplies from the southern part of Laos and the northeast region of Camb

The southern central coastal and Central Highlands regions have grown more than 604,000 hectares of rice so far this year, yielding over 3.2 million tonnes of unhusked rice, 1,300 tonnes more than

Vietnam will import an estimated 580,000-600,000 tonnes of cotton this year, up by nearly 15 percent from last year’s figure.

About 3 million motorbikes are sold in Vietnam every year. Meanwhile, the five major motorbike joint ventures alone churn out 4 million products a year.

Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s southern commercial hub, recorded an impressive economic growth rate of 10.3 percent in the third quarter of 2013, up 0.7 percent against the same period last year.<

Vietnam’s oversea investment strategy has targeted to its traditional markets including shared border countries, ASEAN countries, Russia while making first moves into new markets in Eastern Europe,

Intensifying military technical cooperation will contribute to deepening the friendship and links between the armies and peoples of Vietnam and Russia.