Border guards in the south central province of Binh Dinh on October 26 received three Philippine fishermen who were in distress in the waters of Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
The French Development Agency will provide Vietnam with 25 million euros to help develop more vocational training schools in the country.
A delegation from the Defence Ministry led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh had a working visit to Italy from October 24-26.
Export earnings of agro-forestry and aquatic products in the past ten months were estimated at US$22.5 billion, up 9.5 percent over the same period last year.
The Vietnamese custom of chewing betel and areca is being introduced at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi recently.
The 2012 International Social Entrepreneurship Conference opened on October 25 in Hanoi, focusing on exchanging experiences and establishing relations between Vietnamese and foreign businesses.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra will co-chair the second Vietnam-Thailand joint Cabinet meeting in Hanoi on October 27.
The Keo Pagoda in Duy Nhat commune, Vu Thu district, in northern Thai Binh province, has been recognised as a special national relic for its unique historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values.
Representatives from 40 Japanese travel agencies and tourist associations attended a seminar on Ha Long Bay on October 24.
The Saigon Hi-Tech Park should adopt incentives to attract quality human resources in high-tech fields, including leading Vietnamese, overseas Vietnamese and foreign scientists, Le Thanh Hai, Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee has said.