VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos should work closely together to speed up key infrastructure connection projects, including the Hanoi – Vientiane expressway and Vientiane – Vung Ang port rail route, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - Several foreign enterprises have recently poured investment capital into social housing projects in Vietnam, according to insiders.

A conference to review the results of a project on expanding opportunities and improving the status for persons with disabilities for the 2021-2024 period was jointly organised by the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of central Thua Thien-Hue province and the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) on August 14.

After several rounds of feedback from ministries, sectors, and experts, the Ministry of Transport is finalising the proposal for the construction of the North-South high-speed railway, as the funding plan for the project has shown positive signs, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Danh Huy has said.

More than 17,100 apartments and land plots of real estate projects across the country remain in the market in the second quarter of this year, with land plots and houses doubling that of apartments, the Ministry of Construction (MoC) reported on August 14.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked for the acceleration of national key transport infrastructure projects to celebrate major national holidays, while chairing a meeting in Hanoi on August 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam respects Cambodia's implementation of the Funan Techo canal project, said Doan Khac Viet, deputy spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when asked to comment on Cambodia's recent official commencement of the canal project.

VOV.VN - Contestant Vo Le Que Anh of central Quang Nam province got the Miss Grand Vietnam 2024 crown after surpassing 35 other opponents during the grand finale on August 3 evening.

The People's Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau held a dialogue with Japanese enterprises on July 31 to help remove difficulties and address problems facing them while operating in the southern province.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wants to speed up committed cooperation projects with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang told ADB Vietnam Country director Shantanu Chakraborty in Hanoi on July 31.