Countries that border the Mekong River can learn from Vietnam's excellent management of its Payments for Forest Environmental Services programme, said Luca Tacconi, Associate Dean of the College of the Asia and Pacific at Australia's Crawford School of Public Policy. 

Vietnam's head coach Toshyia Miura made it clear in the pre-match conference that his team want to beat Laos on November 25 in their second match at the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation Cup at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi. 

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho reported a 12.5% increase in GDP this year, generating VND69.5 trillion (US$3.26 billion), the highest level in three years. 

The Foreign Investment Agency's latest figures showed that disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) hit US$11.2 billion in the first 11 months of this year, rising 6.2% year-on-year.

Football for Hope Adidas Exchange Programme in Vietnam, an international workshop on football and life skills, began in Hue city on November 24.

The Vietnam Family Planning Association (VINAFPA) plans to expand its services over the next five years to poor and remote areas, especially those inhabited by ethnic minority communities.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and international partners have agreed to restart the International Support Group on Natural Resources and Environment (ISGE) in a meeting in Hanoi.

Problems in conserving biodiversity in Vietnam and measures to tackle them were discussed at a workshop in Hanoi on November 24. 

Vietnamese seaports are attracting more interest from foreign investors following the Government's decision to sell bigger State stakes in these companies.

Japan’s experience in implementing community-based learning centres (Kominkan/CLCs) was shared at an international workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24 with an aim to improve the effectiveness of similar facilities in Vietnam.