Major countries, which are member economies of APEC, have become key markets for Vietnam’s garment and textile products, and are forecast to making up between 74%-75% of the country’s total apparel export turnover in the near future.

 A convenience store which lets shoppers walk in, load up on the items they want and walk out without having to wait in lines or at checkout counters to pay has recently emerged in HCMC.

 Vietnam’s economic growth quality has seen significant improvements recently, eliciting great praise from international organisations.

 The railway viaduct spans on Phung Hung Street have been left in a mess after an art project to turn it into a canvas was temporarily halted.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to borrow approximately US$300 million in ODA loans, from international financial institutions, in order to invest in developing three hi-quality university urban areas in three regions across the country.

 An Ao dai (long dress) collection designed by Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han was featured at a fashion show at the Vietnam Sea and Islands – Endless Beauty event at Paris-based UNESCO Headquarters.

 Vietnamese SMEs share a common wish that the upcoming APEC meetings will provide a platform for them to better connect with similar enterprises in member economies.

 UK daily newspaper The Telegraph has voted Vietnam’s terraced rice fields in sixth position on its Top 25 most surreal landscapes in the world.

 The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed to exempt tuition fees at public schools for both primary and secondary pupils.

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 Ha Cong Tuan, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the Vietnam Economic Times about his ministry’s resolve to make forests a key resource for national economic development.

 Professor Doctor Vu Trong Hong argues that the country’s recent experiences with natural calamities wre caused in part by a failure to link the national strategy on economic development with a plan to prevent environmental disasters.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha spoke with Vietnam Economics Times about tightening regulations on doctoral training to create qualified human resources.

 Similar threats of being a country bumpkin and so on were, and are, common admonishments delivered by adults, as though farming was an undesirable pursuit, instead of the most essential one for human survival.

 Folk art not only provides a modest income for many Vietnamese, it has often been considered a national treasure. However, as modern art styles become popular, the old paintings are starting to fade into the distance.

 The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment has asked authorities in HCM City and 10 provinces to develop a master plan on effective management of water resources and environmental protection in the Dong Nai River basin.

 Vietnamese weightlifters are ready to compete in the World Weightlifting Championships which is scheduled from November 28 to December 5 at the Anaheim Convention Centre in Anaheim, California, United States. 

 Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam dropped in the quarter-final round of the Viet Nam F3 Futures tennis tournament in the southern province of Bình Duong yesterday.

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 Nguyen Thu Quynh, a fourth-year student in the graphic design department of Hanoi-based University of Industrial Fine Arts, has won the design contest for a logo to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations.