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ADB funds Vietnam’s infrastructure projects
The State Bank of Vietnam and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on October 16 signed loan and non-refundable contracts valuing at US$624 million for two infrastructure projects in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands regions.
Chinese freighter with Vietnamese sailor on board sinks
A Chinese-owned cargo ship with 19 crew members, including one Vietnamese, sank in rough seas off the Republic of Korea’s southeastern port of Pohang on October 15.
Lawyers’ Day observed in Hanoi
The Vietnam Lawyers Federation (VLF) held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 16 to mark the Vietnamese Lawyers’ Day (October 10) in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Vietnam, Belgium hold first political consultation
Vietnam and Belgium reached consensus on measures to boost bilateral cooperation during the first Vietnam-Belgium political consultation at deputy foreign ministerial level in Hanoi on October 15.
Emergency aid to storm Nari victims
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) on October 16 decided to give emergency aid worth VND2 billion in cash and kinds to three central provinces and cities hardest hit by cyclonic storm Nari, the 11th to strike Vietnam this year.
Palestinian newspaper carries book on Dien Bien Phu battle
The Alhayat Aljadeeda daily of the Palestine on October 14 and 15 published the first two episodes of a book on the 1954 Dien Bien Phu battle, which was translated into Arabian by Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama.
ODA for Vietnam totals US$80 billion
The official development assistance (ODA) received by Vietnam from 1993 to 2012 amounts to US$80 billion, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has reported.
Festival celebrates Vietnam-India cultural exchange
The sixth Vietnam-India People Friendship Festival will be held in Vietnam from October 20-26 to promote understanding, friendship and cooperation between the two countries’ people.
Vietnam strongly supports disarmament
Vietnam reaffirmed its foreign policy of peace and disarmament with highest priorities attached to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at the general debate of the UN First Committee in New York on October 15.
Vietnam to host ASEAN’s disaster response exercise
As many as 2,500 people and 689 vehicles will take part in the 2013 ASEAN Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX-13) to be held in Vietnam on October 23.