VOV.VN - The National Assembly Standing Committee that comprises key lawmakers of the legislature will discuss many bills in a new meeting that is due to open in Hanoi on October 7.

Moscow will introduce best urban models that can be applied in localities at home and abroad, including Vietnam, Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor in charge of transport and industry of the Russian capital city, has said.

Vietnam consistently supports a multilateral trade system, with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at its core, Minister-Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the WTO Le Dinh Ba has said.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Security Agency has proposed the prosecution of former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong for “abusing position and power while performing duties”.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s industrial production remains on an upward trajectory, with the index of industrial production (IIP) over the past eight months estimated to rise by 8.6% over the same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

Vietnamese public hospitals need to adopt international standards to enhance their quality and meet the increasing demands of the population, said an official from the Ministry of Health on August 30.

A bronze statue of Goddess Durga which was illegally trafficked into the US and repatriated to Vietnam will be displayed to the public in the coming time, said a representative from the National Museum of History.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on August 27 hosted separate receptions for Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang, who is on a working visit to the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - The future leader programme for Vietnamese officials was launched at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS) on August 26 with a view to sharing Singapore's knowledge and experience in dealing with development challenges, thereby identifying areas for more effective co-operation between Vietnam and Singapore.

The first two first urban railway lines in Hanoi have attracted a large number of passengers, helping modernise the public transportation network and ease traffic congestion, which is an important prerequisite for the city to strongly develop this means of transport in the coming time.