A high-ranking delegation from Hanoi led by Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi is visiting Australia to further develop cooperation with the country.
Foreign donors have agreed to contribute 857 million euros (US$1.137 billion) for the first stage of the project to build an 8.9-km section of Metro Line No 5 linking Saigon Bridge in Binh Thanh district to Bay Hien intersection in Tan Binh district.
There were no surprises at the Hanoi Vertical Run, one stage of the 2013 Vertical World Circuit, as reigning champions Thomas Dold and Suzanne Walsham brushed aside challengers to claim first place in the men's and women's professional categories.
The Swedish ambassador to Vietnam took part in the recent opening ceremony of the eighth UMA store, a leading furniture and home décor brand in Vietnam.
Vietnam expects to earn around US$2.6 billion from shrimp exports in 2013, up by 15 percent against last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Thousands of people in Ho Chi Minh City participated in a festival on September 15, which aims to popularise the use of environmentally-friendly bags.
A mass performance of xoe folk dance with the participation of 2,033 people to set a Vietnamese record is scheduled to take place in Nghia Lo town, the northwestern mountainous province of Yen Bai, on September 29.
Although the number of certified new plant varieties every year has increased, many have not been put into large-scale production, according to experts.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for close links among the north western, south western and Central Highlands to speed up socio-economic development.
Vietnam treasures close cooperation and valuable support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), affirmed Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.