Vietnam raked in US$109.63 billion from exports in the first nine months of the year, moving closer to its 2014 goal of US$148 billion.

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang on October 9 visited the Capital City Command to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the city's liberation from the French colonial regime.

(VOV) -The Vietnam-the Republic of Korea (RoK) Animation Festival was opened at the Grand Plaza Hanoi,117 Tran Duy Hung Street on October 9, bringing networking opportunities to fledgling filmmakers and free screenings of award-winning films to the public.

Belgian-owned Puratos Grand-Place Vietnam, which specialises in cakes, pastries, chocolate, and cocoa, yesterday opened an innovation and distribution centre in Binh Duong Province at a cost of US$2.5 million.

Vietnamese enterprises are preparing for further integration as the country is close to signing many free-trade agreements (FTAs), which will bring not only opportunities but also challenges.

Most foreign tourists or residents who rent motorcycles do not have Vietnamese driving licences and are unaware of Vietnamese traffic laws.

Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh will participate in the Yonex Denmark Open badminton tournament to be held from October 14 to 19 in Odense City.

Vietnam will participate in the International Futsal Grand Prix to be held in the city of Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, from November 11 to 16.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has predicted that Vietnam's rice exports would increase by six per cent year-on-year to 6.9 million tonnes in 2014.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will submit its equitisation plan for Mobifone to the Government by end-2014 and if approved, it will implement this plan in 2015.