Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong pointed to a range of bottlenecks hindering agricultural restructuring at a debate of the 14th National Assembly’s second meeting in Hanoi on November 2.

 Director of the US Peace Corps Carrie Hessler-Radelet is paying a working visit to Vietnam from October 31 to November 4, seeking to discuss when and how to implement the programme.

 Vietnam welcomes the Philippine President’s settlement of fishermen issue in humanitarian spirit in line with the bilateral strategic partnership, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh said at a regular press conference in Hanoi on November 3. 

 The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat held a meeting in Hanoi on November 2 to discuss disciplinary measures for the Party Delegation to the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the 2011-2016 tenure and its former Secretary Vu Huy Hoang.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wanted the new Ambassador of Sweden to help boost the two countries’ trade and investment to exceed the current figure of 1.2 billion USD.

 Zhang Dejiang, a standing Politburo member and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, will pay an official friendly visit to Vietnam from November 8-11.

Irish President Michael D. Higgins tells VNA that Ireland and Vietnam have in common their past independence struggles as well as the current challenge of forging an equitable growth model.

 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc held a reception in Hanoi on November 3 for the newly-accredited Chargé d’affaires of Colombia to Vietnam, Claudia Liliana Zambrano Naranjo. 

 Zambia wishes to expand the friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, said President Edgar Lungu at a reception for newly accredited Vietnamese Ambassador to the country Nguyen Manh Cuong in Lusaka on November 2.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan that Vietnam wants to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) soon. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnamese fashion brands struggle to exist in the $3 billion home market, foreign brands have been warmly welcomed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phuoc Binh National Park is one of the latest additions to the list of national parks and nature reserves in Viet Nam.

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The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) is seeking a single investor for its divestment of more than 2.4 million shares in the Maritime Commercial Bank at an initial price of VND11,700 ($0.52) per share.

 VietNamNet would like to introduce the last part of the roundtable talk about measures to attract overseas talents.

 VietNamNet Bridge - There's a saying that no one can change the past, but they can rearrange the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the past few days, the public was stirred up after the Ministry of Finance suggested imposing tax on second homes.

 Two fishing boats in the central province of Quang Ngai have complained about being attacked by Chinese ships.