Vietnam will face major development challenges in the coming decades, Jonathan Pincus, a senior economist at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), said at an international conference in Hanoi on November 25.

The building of cooperation programmes to mobilise resources and attract investment for the implementation of the national target programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2021-2025 was the focus of an international conference in Hanoi on November 24.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 9 for Governor of South Australia state Frances Adamson during which, the Vietnamese State leader congratulated Australia and the state on their development achievements.

VOV.VN - Cho Ray- Phnom Penh Hospital, the first co-operation project in the medical field between Vietnam and Cambodia, was inaugurated nine years ago with the aim of meeting the medical examination and treatment needs of the Cambodian people.

The 5th Vietnam-Cambodia people's friendship and cooperation meeting took place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on November 7.

Legislators are continuing with discussions on the performance of the 2022 socio-economic development plan, socio-economic development plan for 2023, 2022 State budget, and 2023 State budget estimate, public investment plan and State budget allocation plan on the eight working day of the 15th National Assembly.

The People’s Council of central Thua Thien-Hue province held a meeting on October 26 to discuss and adopt important draft resolutions for socio-economic development, including a project on the Vietnam-Republic of Korea peace village in A Luoi district.

Administrative reform must be stepped up and conducted concertedly at all levels to match the reality, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while chairing a meeting of the Government Steering Committee for Administrative Reform in Hanoi on October 19.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his counterpart from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Jin agreed to take a score of measures for further strengthening of bilateral cooperation during their talks in Hanoi on October 18.

The 4th session of the 15th National Assembly will last 21 days, shorter than the usual year-end meetings which normally last about 30 days, Pham Thai Ha, vice chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Office said at a press conference in Hanoi on October 17.