President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China, on October 17 on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

Vietnam and India need to enhance traditional areas of cooperation while promoting economic and health collaboration, and responding to common challenges in the region and people-to-people exchanges, especially the younger generation, said Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on October 16.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Algeria Inter-governmental Committee convened its 12th meeting in Hanoi on October 16 to seek ways to enhance economic relations in oil and gas between the two countries.

The Government has proposed the National Assembly allow the application of additional special mechanisms to remove difficulties and obstacles facing national target programmes, thus speeding up their progress in the coming time, according to Minister of Planning and Investment (MPI) Nguyen Chi Dung.

The promotion of national standards and technical regulations has significantly contributed to improving the quality and competitiveness of products, goods and services, an official has said.

Vietnam’s maintaining the momentum of public investment will be crucial because it will rejuvenate economic activities, generate employment, and enhance domestic consumption, said ADB Country Director for Vietnam Shantanu Chakraborty.

The 27th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened on October 11.

The industrial real estate market in the south was vibrant and thriving in the third quarter, with many ready-built factories and warehouses entering the market, according to real estate research companies.

Despite global uncertainties, Vietnam remains attractive to foreign investors, drawing US$20.21 billion by the end of September, up 7.7% year on year.

Experts have emphasised the need for Vietnam to exert great efforts in the last three months in order to reach the yearly growth target of 6%.