The mid-range segment accounts for 98% of the total supply of apartments in Hanoi, while the high-end segment constitutes a mere 2%, CEO of Indochina Capital Michael Paul Piro told a press briefing in Hanoi on September 23.

Vietnam and Belarus have complementary economic advantages and great potential to promote their trade ties, according to participants at the Belarus - Vietnam Business Forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 23.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 23 for Robert Maersk Uggla, Chairman of A.P. Moller Holding (APM Holding) and Chairman of Maersk - the shipping arm of APM Holding, a global business and investment group from Denmark renowned for its operations in logistics, renewable energy, finance, banking, and consumer products.

Vietnam and Cuba share a special and historic relationship, and the upcoming state visit of Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam to Cuba will mark another significant milestone in their close ties, remarked Luis Enrique González Acosta, President of the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina.

Various documents and images spotlighting the struggle of the Hanoi people and army against the French colonists from the end of the 19th century to 1954 are being showcased at a 3D virtual exhibition recently opened in the capital city.

Ho Chi Minh City will pioneer in realising cooperation agreements between Vietnam and Japan, contributing to reinforcing and developing the friendly relations between the two countries, affirmed Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, while hosting visiting special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Tsutomu Takebe on September 23.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had meetings with the foreign ministers of Cuba, Latvia, and Uzbekistan and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar in New York on September 22, on the sidelines of the UN Summit of the Future and the high-level general debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79).

Tran Minh Tri took home two gold medals to help Vietnam return home with five golds in total from the ongoing World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Spain.

Vietnam pocketed three gold medals from the Asian Karate Federation Senior Championships which ended on September 22 in Hangzhou, China.

The Hanoi Autumn Festival, which took place from September 19-22, attracted more than 50,000 visitors, showing the capital city’s enduring appeal in the eyes of tourists, especially in autumn - the most beautiful time of the year in Hanoi.