About 40 universities of Vietnam and Russia signed 23 framework documents on cooperation in training and scientific research in Moscow, Russia, on September 7.

 Vietnam must strive to become a powerhouse in the field of information technology, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong successfully concluded his official visit to Russia in the afternoon of September 8, and left Moscow for an official visit to Hungary.

 The self-drive tours between the northern province of Lang Son and China’s Guangxi province was launched on September 6.

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 Remittance is an important factor in enhancing the liquidity of Vietnam’s real estate sector, as the amount of the money flowing to Vietnam in the recent years has continuously increased, according to market watchers.

 President Tran Dai Quang on September 7 handed over decisions on the appointment of Deputy Prosecutor Generals of the Supreme People’s Procuracy (SPP). 

 A group of people keeping pangolins illegally were recently caught red-handed by the police of the northeastern border province of Quang Ninh and the Criminal Police Department in Mong Cai city.

 Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are among the 15 best destinations in Asia as ranked by the US News newspaper.

 Vietnam and Russia issued a 40-point joint statement on the official visit to Russia Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong from September 5-8, made at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 From the mere 335ha of land used for industrial parks in 1986, the total area has since expanded to some 80,000ha, reflecting the strong development of industrial real estate in Vietnam.

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 A Lao man was detained by Nghe An police on September 7 as he attempted to transport 10 bricks of heroin and one kg of methamphetamine to Vietnam.

 The second stage of a pilot project in the central region will create a biodiversity-preservation corridor in order to restore and maintain the connectivity of the ecological system spanning Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. 

 The Vietnamese team to the 30th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2018) brought home four medals, the Ministry of Education and Training’s Department of Quality Management said on September 7.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee will convent its 27th meeting on September 10, with several important draft laws and reports on the agenda. 

 The first national intangible cultural heritage festival will take place simultaneously with the Tuyen Quang City Festival in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang from September 20-23. 

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong had a meeting with Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia Andrey Turchak in Moscow on September 7. 

 The said amount in transactions was expected to total VND355 billion (US$15.24 million) or VND26,300 (US$1.13) apiece under the current market price recorded by the end of August.

 The said share amount will be offered in private placement and will not be transferable in one year.