Urban infrastructure fails to meet development speed

 Senior officials from ASEAN said on October 10 that they are willing to work towards realising their aspiration to build a comprehensive partnership on the ASEAN Single Aviation Market.

ADB on October 11 released a new partnership strategy with the country, which aims to help Vietnam implement its Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2016–2020 through boosting inclusive and sustainable growth.

 The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry is very concerned about information about a pregnant girl in China who is supposed a Vietnamese national, Deputy Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang said.

 National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong joined Vice Minister of State of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Alexandre Fasel in a ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam- Switzerland diplomatic ties.

 About 150 domestic and foreign scientists and scholars are gathering at an international seminar in the port city of Hai Phong to seek solutions to ensure the environmental and maritime security for a blue East Sea. 

 In a fluid world full of imminent risks and challenges, countries have no better choices than cooperating sincerely and substantively with one another, and harmonising their own interests with regional and international interests. 

Vietnam wants the Francophone community to promote economic cooperation, aside from linguistic and cultural diversity, among its member countries, President Tran Dai Quang said.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Denmark to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in green energy, renewable energy, and healthcare, while hosting Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen in Hanoi on October 11.

 Hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in 2017 successfully is the focus of Vietnam’s foreign policy, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh said.

 The Swiss Government has committed to providing 90 million CHF (92 million USD) of non-refundable ODA for Vietnam to implement prioritised joint projects. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Law on Sea and Island Natural Resources and Environment, which came into effect in July, is expected to create a breakthrough in the management of marine resources and environmental protection.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong, spoke to the newspaper Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about his ministry’s resolve to enforce law and order in the collection of toll fees.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  “Almost all farmers face difficulties getting bank loans as they struggle to put a security up for loans,” said Nguyen Dang Cuong, a farmer in Thuan Thanh District, northern Bac Ninh Province.

 Hoi village in Tan Le commune, Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province has been weaving mats for a long time.

VietNamNet Bridge - Green sticky rice is given by friends and family as an autumn gift in Hanoi. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Assoc Prof and PhD Nguyen Hoang Anh, vice director of the Institute for International Economics and Trade under the Ha Noi Foreign Trade University, speaks to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper

VietNamNet Bridge - Though growth in investment in the textile & garment sector has slowed down, it is still attractive in foreign investors’ eyes.

 Vietnam is facing increasingly big economic woes, according to a Government report delivered at a session in Hanoi last Friday of the National Assembly Economic Committee.

 Like many other ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, the K’ho live in stilt houses which are built harmoniously with nature.