VOV.VN - There remains plenty of room to boost import-export activities between Vietnam and Singapore thanks to their geographical proximity and membership of major free trade agreements (FTAs), said Cao Xuan Thang, representative of the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers in their ongoing year-end session in Hanoi on October 21 voted in favour a Prime Minister proposal to appoint Nguyen Van Thang, secretary of the Party Committee of Dien Bien province, as Minister of Transport.

VOV.VN - President of the Senate of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Say Chhum will lead a high-ranking delegation to visit Vietnam next week.

VOV.VN - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Hanoi on October 21 for a two-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October 21 received the heads of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Lao and Cambodian National Assemblies who are in Vietnam for a consultation conference to prepare for a summit of the legislative leaders of the three countries.

Despite its great potential for growth, poor transport infrastructure and high costs are holding back the logistics industry, insiders said at the Vietnam Logistics Transformation forum held in HCM City on October 19.

Evgheni Kobelev, Vice Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN)'s Institute of China and Modern Asia, has suggested further strengthening relations between scholars of Russia and Vietnam.

The visit to Vietnam by Secretary-General António Guterres from October 21 – 22 reflects the importance the United Nations attaches to the international role and position of and contributions by the Southeast Asian nation as well as the partnership between the two sides, a diplomat has said.

VOV.VN - Experts expect the ongoing year-end session of the National Assembly in Hanoi will make timely and appropriate decisions for the economy, with a specific focus on the business community recovering from the impact of the pandemic and maintaining steady growth.

VOV.VN - A total of 540 Nón Lá, a type of palm-leaf conical hat, recently converged on Ninh Kieu wharf in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to create the largest conical hat in Vietnam.