VOV.VN - The 15th National Assembly (NA) opened its eighth session on October 21 in Hanoi, with a particular focus on building laws, exercising the supreme supervisory power, and making decisions about socio-economic issues and other important affairs.

VOV.VN - State Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan is making a trip to Indonesia from September 19 to September 21 to attend the inauguration ceremony of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

Vietnam has initiated 29 trade defence investigations to protect its domestic market and businesses' interests, thus increasing state budget revenue by approximately VND1.5 trillion (US$60.4 million) a year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT).

VOV.VN - The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) recently held its third annual dialogue on War Legacies and Peace in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, with a primary focus on examining a year of the Vietnam – US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership upgrade and a USIP peaceworks report on postwar reconciliation between the two countries.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) wishes to foster cooperation with the National Audit Office (NAO) of the UK, especially in the fields of specialised auditing, information technology application in auditing activities, and human resources training, stated Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan at his recent meeting with British Comptroller and Auditor General Gareth Davis in London.

The total social investment capital disbursed during January – September rose 6.8% to some VND2.42 quadrillion (US$97.2 billion) on the back of a fall in lending interest rate, robust production growth, and the continuation of tax incentives, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The President of Vietnam has decided to send three more officers to peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and Abyei.

Capitalising on the great potential for economic cooperation with countries of the Francophone community is one of the top Francophone cooperation priorities of Vietnam in the years to come, according to Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.

The Francophonie space, boasting a population of more than 1.2 billion people and accounting for 16% of the global GDP and 20% of the global trade, has been a potential land for economic and investment cooperation and trade exchange, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam said on October 4.

Irish President Michael D. Higgins delivered a speech at a state dinner in Dublin on October 2 in honour of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam on the occasion of the top Vietnamese leader's state visit to Ireland.