Hastening the disbursement of ODA and preferential loans remains a huge task for the remaining two months of this year in the context of increasing public debts and limited resources, said Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

 Foreign military attachés in Vietnam took part in a shooting exchange at the Mieu Mon national training centre in Hanoi on October 18. 

 President Tran Dai Quang held a reception in Hanoi on October 18 for Palestinian Ambassador Saadi Salama, during which he affirmed Vietnam’s consistent stance of supporting the Palestinian people’s just struggle for basic national rights. 

 President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan praised Pratibha Mehta, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam, for her activities and initiatives to support the Southeast Asian nation in various areas.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong described strengthening the Party and fighting corruption, wastefulness and other bad deeds as a key and long-term task during his meeting with voters of Hanoi’s Tay Ho district on October 18.

 Law making will dominate the agenda of the second session of the 14 th National Assembly (NA) scheduled for October 20-November 23. 

 The Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) will convene their fourth conference in Hanoi on October 20, the Defence Ministry told the media on October 18. 

 Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich paid a floral tribute at the Thai embassy in Hanoi on October 18, expressing his sympathy with the recent passing of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a delegation of Japanese businesses led by Yoichi Kobayashi, Chairman of the Mekong-Japan Business Cooperation Committee from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in Hanoi on October 18. 

The fourth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded in Hanoi on October 18 after six days of working.

If fishermen are well trained, equipped with knowledge about defense and well supported by functional forces, they will become an active militia protecting the sovereignty and national interests of Vietnam on the sea.

  President Tran Dai Quang led a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam’s State, National Assembly and Government to the Thai Embassy in Hanoi on October 17 to pay respect to late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 

Some members of the National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee suggested the government increase monthly basic salary by 7 percent to VND1.3 million ($59) in 2017 at the fourth session of the NA’s Standing Committee in Hanoi on October 17. 

 Voters in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh districts contributed their opinions on a range of issues like rural construction, environmental protection and Party building during their meeting with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on October 17.

 Chilean Deputy Foreign Minister Edgardo Riveros Marin has paid a working to Vietnam and attended the fourth political consultation at the deputy foreign minister level.

 The 7th Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue took place in Hanoi on October 17, with both sides looking to enhance ties and multiply cooperative areas. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Two months before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) made its statement on the case between the Philippines and China, China launched a global media campaign.

 The upcoming CLMV and ACMECS summits and the WEF-Mekong are expected to boost dynamism and prosperity in the Mekong region.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue and leaders of several ministries, agencies and localities on October 15 attended the national teleconference on the implementation of the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction.

  Renewing management mechanisms and reducing the number of employees on the State payroll are needed to replace incompetent civil servants with qualified ones, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Tran Anh Tuan.